{"id":7949,"date":"2023-05-25T20:54:19","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T15:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/?p=7949"},"modified":"2025-08-21T19:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T02:58:50","slug":"celebrating-shades-of-purple-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/celebrating-shades-of-purple-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating over 5M+ Devs using Shades of Purple Code Theme \ud83e\udd84"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love the purple color; purple is genius. Several years ago, I launched the Shades of Purple code theme; today, I&#8217;m celebrating over 3 million developers using it to write code with 15+ software.<\/p>\n<p>Update 2025: Over 5M developer machines run Shades of Purple now!!<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">I believe software should be elegant, not just adequate. Development should be thoughtful, not just fast. Great tools should make developers more powerful, not more dependent. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.highagency.com\/\">High agency<\/a> over dependency.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, Purple isn&#8217;t just a color\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PQt5B1GsTsg\">your brain literally invents purple when you see it<\/a>, for <a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=ahmadawais.shades-of-purple&amp;ssr=false#review-details\">many developers<\/a> it represents the intersection of creativity and logic that drives great engineering.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"postcontents full\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shadesofpurple.pro\/more\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7950\" src=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7.jpg\" alt=\"Shades Of Purple V7\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-1680x945.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ahmadawais.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/shades-of-purple-v7-50x28.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"postcontents wrapper\">\n<p><strong>Shades of Purple<\/strong> offers a hand-picked selection of bold and vibrant shades of purple that will transform your code into a visually stunning masterpiece.<\/p>\n<p>With its carefully crafted color palette, this theme brings a sense of style, elegance, and whimsy to your favorite code editor, making your coding sessions a delightful journey of creativity.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"immersive-kaleidoscope-of-colors-%e2%9c%a8\">Immersive Kaleidoscope of Colors \u2728<a href=\"#immersive-kaleidoscope-of-colors-%e2%9c%a8\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Honestly, give it two weeks. It&#8217;s free.<br \/>\nIf you need more motivation \u2014 Did you know purple is associated with creativity, wisdom, and inspiration? By choosing Shades of Purple, you&#8217;ll tap into the hidden potential of this majestic color and supercharge your coding abilities. Prepare to think outside the box, solve complex problems easily, and impress your peers with your coding prowess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Okay, maybe that was too much?! \ud83d\ude05<\/strong><br \/>\nBut purple can be genius! \ud83e\udd84<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-should-you-try\">Why should you try?<a href=\"#why-should-you-try\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n<div class=\"wide\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Millions of Developers are using Shades of Purple Code Theme \ud83e\udd84\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x-UusGzocPc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Time to go a little crazy with emojis, feature lists, and some fun stats!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude80 3M+ developers using it<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa8 Beautiful and customizable UI<br \/>\n\u2b50\ufe0f 160+ Exceptional five-star ratings<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfaf Advanced features for precision coding<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd27 Integration with 15+ development tools<br \/>\n\u26a1\ufe0f Zero eye strain customized color palette<br \/>\n\ud83c\udfa8 Rich color schemes for eye-catching code<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcda Extensive documentation with customizations<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcaf Top-notch code readability (check reviews)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udd04 Regular updates (150+) with new features<br \/>\n\ud83e\udd1d Engaged and active developer community<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcc8 Boosted productivity (check testimonials)<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcdd Simplified markdown writing experience<br \/>\n\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Handy code snippets and templates<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf05 Dark and Super Dark modes FTW<br \/>\n\ud83c\udf89 Celebrated by industry experts<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 need more reasons, eh? <em>Haha, give it two weeks!<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shades-of-purple-themes\"><strong>Shades of Purple themes:<\/strong><a href=\"#shades-of-purple-themes\" class=\"heading-link\">#<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>\u00b7 All 15+ software <a class=\"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7\" href=\"https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/more\">https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/more<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 VS Code <a class=\"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7\" href=\"https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/vscode\">https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/vscode<\/a><br \/>\n\u00b7 Chrome <a class=\"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7\" href=\"https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/chrome\">https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\/chrome<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2728 Pro version coming soon:<\/strong> Sign up today<br \/>\n\u21b3 <a class=\"x1fey0fg xmper1u x1edh9d7\" href=\"https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro\">https:\/\/ShadesOfPurple.pro<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love the purple color; purple is genius. 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And yes, Purple isn&#8217;t just a color\u2014your brain literally invents purple when you see it, for many developers it represents the intersection of creativity and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"webmentions_disabled_pings":false,"webmentions_disabled":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[238],"class_list":["post-7949","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-life","tag-shades-of-purple"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Celebrating over 5M+ Devs using Shades of Purple Code Theme \ud83e\udd84<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I love the purple color; purple is genius. 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