Theme Color

You can customize your theme color with the argument custom_colors of qdarktheme.load_stylesheet and qdarktheme.load_palette.

import qdarktheme

qdarktheme.load_stylesheet(custom_colors={"primary": "#D0BCFF"})
# or
qdarktheme.load_palette(custom_colors={"primary": "#D0BCFF"})

Color formats

Format	Example
Case-insensitive hex RGB or RGBA string.	'#0f0f0f' '#0f0f0f80'
Case-insensitive RGB or RGBA string equivalent hex shorthand of duplicated characters.	'#abc' as '#aabbcc' '#fb1' as '#ffbb11' '#e35f' as '#ee3355ff'

List of customizable colors

Base colors

Base color for application.

• background

  Overall background color. This color is only used if not overridden by a widget.

  Inherited by	panel popup table textarea title
  Default(light)	#f8f9fa
  Default(dark)	#202124

• border

  Overall border color. This color is only used if not overridden by a widget.

  Inherited by	input
  Default(light)	#dadce0
  Default(dark)	#3f4042

• foreground

  Overall foreground color. This color is only used if not overridden by a widget.

  Inherited by	defaultButton.disabledBackground disabled disabledSelectionBackground icon icon.unfocused input.placeholder progressBar.disabledBackground slider.disabledBackground sliderTrack.inactiveBackground
  Default(light)	#4d5157
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb

• foreground>disabled

  Overall foreground color for disabled elements. This color is only used if not overridden by a widget.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d515766
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb66

• foreground>disabledSelectionBackground

  Overall background color for the selected item when widgets are disabled.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d51573f
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb33

• foreground>icon

  The default color for icons.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#494d53
  Default(dark)	#e1e5e9

• foreground>icon.unfocused

  The default color for icons when unfocused. Currently, this color is only used for unselected tab close button of QTabBar.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d515799
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb99

• primary

  Accent color.

  Inherited by	button.activeBackground button.hoverBackground defaultButton.activeBackground defaultButton.hoverBackground itemView.selectionBackground progressBar.background selection.background sliderHandle.activeBackground textarea.selectionBackground
  Default(light)	#1a73e8
  Default(dark)	#8ab4f7

• primary>selection.background

  Overall background color when selected item or texts. This color is only used if not overridden by a widget.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#619eef7f
  Default(dark)	#5f9af466

Button control

Colors for QPushButton, QToolButton and QDockWidget title button.

• foreground>defaultButton.disabledBackground

  Default QPushButton background color when disabled.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d51573f
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb33

• primary>button.activeBackground

  Background color for QPushButton, QToolButton and button on QDockWidget title when the widget is active(pressed or checked).

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#1770e33d
  Default(dark)	#5796f43a

• primary>button.hoverBackground

  Background color for QPushButton, QToolButton and button on QDockWidget title when hovering over buttons using the mouse.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#1770e319
  Default(dark)	#669ff51c

• primary>defaultButton.activeBackground

  QPushButton when the widget is active(pressed or checked).

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#619eef
  Default(dark)	#5f9af4

• primary>defaultButton.hoverBackground

  Background color for default QPushButton when hovering over buttons using the mouse.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#3282ea
  Default(dark)	#75a8f6

Input

Colors for QAbstractSpinBox, QComboBox and QLineEdit.

• input.background

  Background color for QAbstractSpinBox, QComboBox and QLineEdit.

  Default(light)	#f8f9fa
  Default(dark)	#3f4042

• inputButton.hoverBackground

  Hover background color of button in QAbstractSpinBox.

  Default(light)	#00000018
  Default(dark)	#ffffff25

• border>input

  Border color for QAbstractSpinBox, QComboBox and QLineEdit.

  Inherits	border
  Default(light)	#dadce0
  Default(dark)	#3f4042

• foreground>input.placeholder

  QLineEdit and QComboBox(editable) foreground color for placeholder text.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d515799
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb99

Item view

Colors for QColumnView, QHeaderView, QListView, QTableView, and QTreeView.

• itemView.alternateBackground

  Background color for QAbstractItemView, QColumnView, QHeaderView, QListView, QTableView, and QTreeView alternating rows.

  Default(light)	#00000009
  Default(dark)	#ffffff09

• itemView.hoverBackground

  QAbstractItemView, QColumnView, QHeaderView, QListView, QTableView, and QTreeView background color when hovering over items using the mouse.

  Default(light)	#00000018
  Default(dark)	#ffffff18

• itemView.inactiveSelectionBackground

  QAbstractItemView, QColumnView, QHeaderView, QListView, QTableView, and QTreeView background color for the selected item when the widget is inactive.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff15

• itemViewSectionHeader.background

  QHeaderView background color.

  Default(light)	#dadce0
  Default(dark)	#3f4042

• primary>itemView.selectionBackground

  Background color for QAbstractItemView, QColumnView, QHeaderView, QListView, QTableView, and QTreeView when selected item or texts.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#4990ed59
  Default(dark)	#4288f25e

Link colors

Colors for link.

• linkVisited

  Foreground color for already visited hyperlinks.

  Default(light)	#660098
  Default(dark)	#c58af8

Menubar

Colors for QMenuBar.

• menubar.selectionBackground

  Background color of the selected menu item in the QMenuBar.

  Default(light)	#00000020
  Default(dark)	#ffffff25

Panel

Colors for panel.

• background>panel

  Background color of QFrame when the frameShape property is Panel.

  Inherits	background
  Default(light)	#ffffff
  Default(dark)	#161719

Popup

Colors for QMenu and QToolTip.

• popupItem.checkbox.background

  Background color of QCheckBox in QMenu.

  Default(light)	#00000019
  Default(dark)	#ffffff19

• popupItem.selectionBackground

  Background color of the selected item in the QMenu.

  Default(light)	#00000022
  Default(dark)	#ffffff22

• background>popup

  Background color for QToolTip, QMenu and dropdown of QComboBox.

  Inherits	background
  Default(light)	#ffffff
  Default(dark)	#2a2b2f

Progress bar

Colors for QProgressBar.

• foreground>progressBar.disabledBackground

  Active indicator color of QProgressBar when disabled.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d51573f
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb33

• primary>progressBar.background

  Active indicator color of QProgressBar.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#4990ed
  Default(dark)	#669ff5

Scrollbar control

Colors for QScrollBar.

• scrollbar.background

  QScrollBar background color. Available on OS other than mac.

  Default(light)	#00000010
  Default(dark)	#ffffff10

• scrollbarSlider.activeBackground

  QScrollbar slider background color when clicked on.

  Default(light)	#00000060
  Default(dark)	#ffffff60

• scrollbarSlider.background

  QScrollbar slider background color.

  Default(light)	#00000040
  Default(dark)	#ffffff30

• scrollbarSlider.disabledBackground

  Scrollbar slider background color when disabled.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff15

• scrollbarSlider.hoverBackground

  QScrollbar slider background color when hovering.

  Default(light)	#00000050
  Default(dark)	#ffffff45

Slider control

Colors for QSlider.

• foreground>slider.disabledBackground

  Active track and handle color of QSlider when disabled.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d51573f
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb33

• foreground>sliderTrack.inactiveBackground

  Inactive track color of QSlider.

  Inherits	foreground
  Default(light)	#4d515733
  Default(dark)	#e4e7eb19

• primary>sliderHandle.activeBackground

  QSlider handle color when pressing or hovering over the handle using the mouse.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#4990ed
  Default(dark)	#6aa1f5

Statusbar colors

Colors for QStatusBar.

• statusBar.background

  QStatusBar background color.

  Default(light)	#dfe1e5
  Default(dark)	#2a2b2e

• statusBarItem.activeBackground

  QStatusBar item background color when clicking.

  Default(light)	#00000024
  Default(dark)	#ffffff34

• statusBarItem.hoverBackground

  QStatusBar item background color when hovering.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff22

Table

Colors for QTableView/QTableWidget.

• background>table

  QTableView/QTableWidget background color.

  Inherits	background
  Default(light)	#ffffff
  Default(dark)	#101012

Tabs

Colors for QTabBar.

• tab.activeBackground

  Active Tab background color in an QTabBar.

  Default(light)	#00000000
  Default(dark)	#ffffff00

• tab.hoverBackground

  Tab background color when hovering in an QTabBar.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff18

• tabCloseButton.hoverBackground

  Background color of close button in an QTabBar.

  Default(light)	#00000020
  Default(dark)	#ffffff25

Textarea

Colors for QTextEdit, QTextBrowser and QPlainTextEdit.

• textarea.inactiveSelectionBackground

  QTextEdit, QTextBrowser and QPlainTextEdit background color for the selected item when the widget is inactive.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff20

• background>textarea

  QTextEdit/QPlainTextEdit background color.

  Inherits	background
  Default(light)	#ffffff
  Default(dark)	#1c1d1f

• primary>textarea.selectionBackground

  Background color of text selections in the QTextEdit, QTextBrowser and QPlainTextEdit.

  Inherits	primary
  Default(light)	#619eef7f
  Default(dark)	#5f9af466

Title

Colors for title components.

• background>title

  Background color for QDockWidget title and QToolBox tab.

  Inherits	background
  Default(light)	#eceff2
  Default(dark)	#161719

Toolbar

Colors for QToolBar.

• toolbar.activeBackground

  QToolBar button background color when clicking.

  Default(light)	#00000024
  Default(dark)	#ffffff34

• toolbar.background

  QToolBar background color.

  Default(light)	#ebebeb
  Default(dark)	#333333

• toolbar.hoverBackground

  QToolbar background when hovering over items using the mouse.

  Default(light)	#00000015
  Default(dark)	#ffffff22

Tree

Colors for QTreeView.

• tree.inactiveIndentGuidesStroke

  QTreeView stroke color for indent guides when QTreeView is inactive.

  Default(light)	#00000030
  Default(dark)	#ffffff35

• tree.indentGuidesStroke

  QTreeView stroke color for indent guides.

  Default(light)	#00000050
  Default(dark)	#ffffff60