Brand feel
Strong CTA visibility on dark canvases.
Theme Guide
Midnight Orbit
A high-contrast tech theme for apps, startup launches, and tooling.
Midnight Orbit leans into dark navy layers and luminous accent tones. It is useful when you want a modern technical feel without the generic purple-on-black look.
- Best for startup launches, AI tools, and developer products.
- 17.12:1 text on background
- 7.22:1 primary button contrast
- Bold
- Modern
- Technical
Suggested application
Best for startup launches, AI tools, and developer products.
AAA AAA
background #07111f
surface #10203b
text #edf4ff
muted #92a7c5
primary #ff8d5c
secondary #68d9e8
accent #ffd166
border #294064
Primary interface
Use the surface and border pair for cards, forms, and content blocks. The primary color should carry calls to action, while accent stays reserved for highlighted insight.
Interface benefit
Feels premium in screenshots and social cards.
Implementation note
Supports structured content and feature grids cleanly.
Where Midnight Orbit works best
- Hero sections, pricing blocks, and product screenshot frames.
- Feature grids, changelog pages, and launch-day marketing panels.
- Docs hubs that want a more technical but still polished feel.
What to customize first
Keep the navy base intact and experiment with the coral primary or cyan secondary first so the theme keeps its cinematic depth while picking up your own brand cues.
When to pick another direction
This is not the best fit for soft editorial publishing, highly minimal B2B consulting sites, or bright consumer products that need a lighter daytime atmosphere.
Usage Notes
How to use Midnight Orbit without losing clarity
Midnight Orbit is designed as a practical starting point, not just a visual exercise. Best for startup launches, AI tools, and developer products. Midnight Orbit leans into dark navy layers and luminous accent tones. It is useful when you want a modern technical feel without the generic purple-on-black look.
What the contrast scores tell you
The current text and background pairing lands at 17.12:1, which scores as AAA in this preview. The primary action color reaches 7.22:1 with its readable button text, which gives you a quick check on whether the main CTA is likely to stay clear when the palette moves into production.
Where to focus your first customizations
If you adapt this preset to match a brand, start with the primary, secondary, and accent roles first. Keep the background, surface, and text relationship stable until the base readability still feels solid, then test muted text, borders, hover states, and empty states before launch.
Quick implementation checklist
- Use background and surface colors to create clear separation between the canvas and cards.
- Reserve the accent color for emphasis so the interface still has hierarchy.
- Retest body text, buttons, and form controls after any brand-driven color changes.
- Check the theme in your real typography and spacing system before shipping it.
Export Tokens
CSS variables for Midnight Orbit
Use this as a starting point in Astro, Tailwind, or any other frontend stack that accepts CSS custom properties.
:root {
--theme-bg: #07111f;
--theme-surface: #10203b;
--theme-text: #edf4ff;
--theme-muted: #92a7c5;
--theme-primary: #ff8d5c;
--theme-secondary: #68d9e8;
--theme-accent: #ffd166;
--theme-border: #294064;
--theme-on-primary: #102033;
} Related Guides
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