A vibrant, high-contrast Neovim color scheme crafted for developers who thrive in bold, electrifying visuals. Built with TypeScript support and atomic design principles in mind, this theme delivers blazing neon tones and a cyberpunk aesthetic that maximizes focus and visual impact.

Features

High-Contrast Neon Colors: Hot pink keywords, electric purple types, vibrant cyan accents, and lush green functions
Cyberpunk Aesthetic: Deep blue backgrounds with neon accents for maximum visual impact
TypeScript Support: Comprehensive LSP and Treesitter highlighting for TypeScript/JavaScript
Configurable: Transparent background, italic/bold toggles, and custom color overrides
Plugin Integration: Native support for Telescope, NvimTree, Neo-tree, GitSigns, nvim-cmp, Lazy.nvim, and more
Terminal Colors: Full 16-color terminal palette for :terminal
LSP Integration: Full support for Language Server Protocol highlighting and semantic tokens
Treesitter Support: Advanced syntax highlighting with Treesitter
Multi-Platform: Also available for terminals (iTerm2, Alacritty, Kitty, WezTerm, Windows Terminal) and VS Code

Screenshots

TypeScript

TypeScript React (TSX)

CSS

JSON

Color Palette

Syntax Colors

Element	Color	Preview
Keywords	`#FF79C6`	Control flow and declarations (bold)
Functions	`#50FA7B`	Function calls and definitions (bold)
Strings	`#FFFFFF`	String literals
Numbers	`#FFB86C`	Numeric literals and constants
Types	`#BD93F9`	Type annotations and interfaces (bold)
Variables	`#BD93F9`	Variable names
Properties	`#50FA7B`	Object properties (bold)
Comments	`#666666`	Code comments (italic)

Background Colors

Element	Color	Description
Primary	`#002B36`	Main background
Secondary	`#003B46`	Sidebars and floating windows
Tertiary	`#004B56`	Selected tabs and highlights
Cursor Line	`#112233`	Current line highlight
Selection	`#44475A`	Visual selection

Diagnostic Colors

Type	Color
Error	`#FF5555`
Warning	`#FFB86C`
Info	`#8BE9FD`
Hint	`#50FA7B`

Terminal Colors (ANSI)

Color	Normal	Bright
Black	`#002B36`	`#44475A`
Red	`#FF5555`	`#FF6E67`
Green	`#50FA7B`	`#5AF78E`
Yellow	`#FFB86C`	`#F4F99D`
Blue	`#BD93F9`	`#CAA9FA`
Magenta	`#FF79C6`	`#FF92DF`
Cyan	`#8BE9FD`	`#9AEDFE`
White	`#E0E0E0`	`#F8F8F2`

Installation

Using Lazy.nvim (Recommended)

{
  "yourusername/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim",
  lazy = false,
  priority = 1000,
  config = function()
    require("cargdev-cyberpunk").setup()
  end,
}

Using Packer

use {
  "yourusername/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim",
  config = function()
    require("cargdev-cyberpunk").setup()
  end
}

Using vim-plug

Plug 'yourusername/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim'

Then in your Lua config:

require("cargdev-cyberpunk").setup()

Manual Installation

Clone this repository to your Neovim plugins directory:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim \
  ~/.local/share/nvim/site/pack/plugins/start/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim

Terminal Installation

The terminals/ directory contains theme files for popular terminal emulators.

iTerm2

Open iTerm2 Preferences → Profiles → Colors
Click "Color Presets..." → "Import..."
Select terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk.itermcolors
Select "CargDev Cyberpunk" from the presets dropdown

Alacritty

# Copy the theme file
mkdir -p ~/.config/alacritty/themes
cp terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk.toml ~/.config/alacritty/themes/

# Add to your alacritty.toml
[general]
import = ["~/.config/alacritty/themes/cargdev-cyberpunk.toml"]

Kitty

# Copy the theme file
mkdir -p ~/.config/kitty/themes
cp terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk.conf ~/.config/kitty/themes/

# Add to your kitty.conf
include themes/cargdev-cyberpunk.conf

WezTerm

-- In your wezterm.lua
local cargdev_cyberpunk = require("cargdev-cyberpunk-wezterm")
config.colors = cargdev_cyberpunk

Or copy terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk-wezterm.lua to your WezTerm config directory.

Windows Terminal

Open Windows Terminal Settings (JSON)
Add the contents of terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk-windows-terminal.json to the schemes array
Set "colorScheme": "CargDev Cyberpunk" in your profile

Shell Colors (Bash/Zsh)

Source the shell script in your .bashrc or .zshrc:

source /path/to/cargdev-cyberpunk.nvim/terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk-shell.sh

This configures LS_COLORS, man page colors, FZF colors, and more.

Oh My Zsh Theme

# Copy to Oh My Zsh themes
cp terminals/cargdev-cyberpunk.zsh-theme ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/themes/

# Set in your .zshrc
ZSH_THEME="cargdev-cyberpunk"

VS Code Installation

From Extension Folder

Copy the vscode/ folder contents to your VS Code extensions:
- macOS: ~/.vscode/extensions/cargdev-cyberpunk
- Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\cargdev-cyberpunk
- Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/cargdev-cyberpunk
Restart VS Code
Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
Select "Preferences: Color Theme" → "CargDev Cyberpunk"

Publishing to Marketplace

To publish the VS Code extension:

cd vscode
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package
vsce publish

Configuration

Basic Setup

require("cargdev-cyberpunk").setup()

Using Colorscheme Command

After installation, you can load the colorscheme with:

:colorscheme cargdev-cyberpunk

Advanced Configuration

require("cargdev-cyberpunk").setup({
  -- Enable transparent background
  transparent = false,

  -- Style options
  italic_comments = true,
  bold_keywords = true,
  bold_functions = true,
  bold_types = true,

  -- Enable terminal colors
  terminal_colors = true,

  -- Custom color overrides
  colors = {
    syntax = {
      keyword = "#FF0000",  -- Make keywords red
    },
    bg = {
      primary = "#000000",  -- Pure black background
    },
  },
})

Configuration Options

Option	Type	Default	Description
`transparent`	boolean	`false`	Enable transparent background
`italic_comments`	boolean	`true`	Use italic style for comments
`bold_keywords`	boolean	`true`	Use bold style for keywords
`bold_functions`	boolean	`true`	Use bold style for functions
`bold_types`	boolean	`true`	Use bold style for types
`terminal_colors`	boolean	`true`	Set terminal colors for `:terminal`
`colors`	table	`{}`	Custom color overrides

Plugin Support

CargDev-Cyberpunk includes native highlight groups for these plugins:

Telescope: Search and picker UI
NvimTree / Neo-tree: File explorers
GitSigns: Git diff indicators
nvim-cmp: Completion menu
indent-blankline: Indentation guides
which-key: Keybinding hints
Lazy.nvim: Plugin manager UI
Mason: LSP/DAP installer UI
bufferline.nvim: Buffer tabs
lualine.nvim: Status line
nvim-notify: Notification popups
noice.nvim: UI replacement
trouble.nvim: Diagnostics list
dashboard-nvim / alpha-nvim: Start screen
Copilot: AI suggestions

Architecture

The plugin follows a modular structure:

lua/cargdev-cyberpunk/
├── init.lua          # Main entry point and setup
├── colors.lua        # Color palette definitions
├── config.lua        # Configuration management
├── highlights.lua    # Highlight group definitions
└── plugin.lua        # Plugin metadata

colors/
└── cargdev-cyberpunk.lua  # Colorscheme command file

terminals/
├── cargdev-cyberpunk.itermcolors      # iTerm2 theme
├── cargdev-cyberpunk.toml             # Alacritty theme
├── cargdev-cyberpunk.conf             # Kitty theme
├── cargdev-cyberpunk-wezterm.lua      # WezTerm theme
├── cargdev-cyberpunk-windows-terminal.json  # Windows Terminal theme
├── cargdev-cyberpunk-shell.sh         # Shell color configuration
└── cargdev-cyberpunk.zsh-theme        # Oh My Zsh theme

vscode/
├── package.json                       # VS Code extension manifest
└── themes/
    └── cargdev-cyberpunk-color-theme.json  # VS Code color theme

test/
└── test_colors.lua   # Test suite

Modules

init.lua: Main setup, load, and apply functions
colors.lua: Centralized color palette with override support
config.lua: Configuration defaults and user options
highlights.lua: All highlight group definitions organized by category
plugin.lua: Plugin metadata (name, version, author)

TypeScript Support

This color scheme includes extensive TypeScript support:

LSP Integration: Full support for TypeScript Language Server highlighting
Semantic Tokens: Enhanced highlighting with LSP semantic tokens
Treesitter: Advanced syntax highlighting with Treesitter
Type Annotations: Special highlighting for type annotations and interfaces
Import/Export: Distinct colors for import and export statements
Decorators: Support for TypeScript decorators
Generics: Proper highlighting for generic types

Requirements

Neovim 0.8.0 or higher
termguicolors enabled (automatically set by the plugin)
Treesitter (recommended for best experience)
LSP support (recommended for TypeScript features)

Testing

Run the test suite:

nvim --headless -c "lua dofile('test/test_colors.lua')"

Or from within Neovim:

:lua dofile('test/test_colors.lua')

API

Functions

local cyberpunk = require("cargdev-cyberpunk")

-- Setup with options
cyberpunk.setup(opts)

-- Load/reload the colorscheme
cyberpunk.load()

-- Apply highlights (useful for refreshing)
cyberpunk.apply_highlights()

-- Get the current color palette
local colors = cyberpunk.get_colors()

Accessing Colors

local colors = require("cargdev-cyberpunk.colors")

-- Get the palette
local palette = colors.palette

-- Override colors
colors.override({
  syntax = {
    keyword = "#FF0000",
  },
})

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

Development Setup

Fork the repository
Clone your fork locally
Make your changes
Run tests: nvim --headless -c "lua dofile('test/test_colors.lua')"
Submit a pull request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

Neovim Community: For the excellent plugin ecosystem
Dracula Theme: Inspiration for some color choices
Cyberpunk Aesthetic: Inspired by the vibrant neon colors of cyberpunk culture

Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions:

Check the Issues page
Create a new issue with detailed information
Include your Neovim version and configuration

Enjoy coding with vibrant colors!

"If I squint at this theme, I should feel like Tron is about to compile!"