Darcula.nvim

A pixel-perfect Neovim port of the iconic JetBrains Darcula theme

High-fidelity color scheme that matches the official JetBrains Darcula theme. Built with Lush for extensibility and comprehensive plugin support.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Pixel-perfect colors - Official JetBrains Darcula palette from IntelliJ IDEA
• 🌳 Full Tree-sitter support - Complete coverage of modern capture groups
• 🔍 LSP Semantic Tokens - Rich highlighting with italic/bold modifiers
• 🔌 20+ plugin integrations - Popular plugins themed out of the box
• 🎯 True color - Full 24-bit color support
• ⚡ Fast - Optimized for performance
• 🛠️ Customizable - Easy to extend with Lush

📸 Preview

🎨 Color Palette

Element	Color	Preview
Background	#2B2B2B
Foreground	#A9B7C6
Keywords	#CC7832
Strings	#6A8759
Numbers	#6897BB
Comments	#808080
Functions	#FFC66D
Types	#769AA5
Constants	#9876AA
Annotations	#BBB529

📦 Installation

lazy.nvim (Recommended)

{
  "briones-gabriel/darcula-solid.nvim",
  dependencies = { "rktjmp/lush.nvim" },
  priority = 1000,
  config = function()
    vim.cmd("colorscheme darcula")
  end,
}

packer.nvim

use {
  "briones-gabriel/darcula-solid.nvim",
  requires = "rktjmp/lush.nvim",
  config = function()
    vim.cmd("colorscheme darcula")
  end,
}

vim-plug

Plug 'rktjmp/lush.nvim'
Plug 'briones-gabriel/darcula-solid.nvim'

Then in your init.vim:

set termguicolors
colorscheme darcula

🚀 Quick Start

-- Minimal setup (init.lua)
vim.opt.termguicolors = true
vim.cmd("colorscheme darcula")

🔌 Supported Plugins

Expand to see all supported plugins

Completion

• blink.cmp
• nvim-cmp

File Explorers

• nvim-tree
• neo-tree

Fuzzy Finders

• Telescope

Git Integration

• GitSigns
• Neogit

UI Enhancements

• Noice
• Bufferline
• Which-Key
• alpha-nvim

Development Tools

• Lazy
• Mason
• Trouble

Navigation

• Hop
• Leap

Other

• nvim-notify
• indent-blankline

🛠️ Customization

Darcula.nvim is built with Lush, making customization straightforward:

-- ~/.config/nvim/colors/my-darcula.lua
vim.opt.background = 'dark'
vim.g.colors_name = 'my-darcula'

local lush = require('lush')
local darcula = require('lush_theme.darcula')

local spec = lush.extends({darcula}).with(function()
  return {
    -- Customize any highlight group
    Comment { fg = "#888888", gui = "italic" },
    Function { fg = "#FFD700" },
    -- Add your customizations...
  }
end)

lush(spec)

Then apply it:

vim.cmd("colorscheme my-darcula")

🌟 Highlights

Tree-sitter Support

Complete support for modern nvim-treesitter:

• ✅ All @keyword.* variants
• ✅ Full @markup.* groups for Markdown
• ✅ @diff.* groups for version control
• ✅ LSP semantic tokens with modifiers

JetBrains Conventions

Authentic IDE-like styling:

• Bold keywords for visibility
• Italic static members, abstract classes, readonly properties
• Italic documentation comments
• Strikethrough deprecated items

Language-Specific Features

• TypeScript/JavaScript: Distinct this keyword (orange vs purple member variables)
• Angular: Custom component highlighting in templates
• React/TSX/JSX: Component name highlighting
• HTML: Web components and custom elements support

🐛 Troubleshooting

Having issues? See the Debugging Guide for detailed troubleshooting.

Quick Fixes

" Reload everything
:colorscheme darcula
:LspRestart
:write | edit

Check what's highlighting an element:

:Inspect

Ensure parsers are installed:

:TSInstall typescript javascript html tsx jsx

💡 Tips

• LSP Semantic Tokens: Enable for best results (most LSPs enable by default)
• True Colors: Ensure your terminal supports 24-bit color
• Font Ligatures: Use a font with ligatures (JetBrains Mono, Fira Code, etc.)

📚 Requirements

• Neovim ≥ 0.8 (0.9+ recommended)
• termguicolors enabled
• nvim-treesitter (recommended)
• LSP server (recommended)

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests
• Improve documentation

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details

🙏 Credits

• Original Theme: JetBrains Darcula (official implementation)
• Framework: Lush by @rktjmp
• Inspiration: @rorystephenson

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