An Ubuntu Purple Theme for Neovim

Sreenath S Viswanathan — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:31:10 +0000

The warty.nvim is a Neovim theme, that uses the Ubuntu purple terminal color scheme.

It support some essential plugins like Telescope.

itsfoss / warty.nvim

A sleek, modern Neovim colorscheme based on Ubuntu's terminal color schemes.

warty.nvim

A dark Neovim colorscheme built around #300A24 — the iconic Ubuntu terminal purple, named after Ubuntu's first release codename, "Warty Warthog."

A Lua-first, modular colorscheme with a base16-ish palette and opt-in plugin integrations.

Preview

warty-nvim.mp4

Background	Text	Accent
`#300A24`	`#F2E9EE`	`#E77CAB`

Installation

lazy.nvim

{
  "itsfoss/warty.nvim",
  priority = 1000,
  lazy = false,
  config = function()
    require("warty").setup({
      -- your custom options here, or omit for defaults
    })
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("warty")
  end,
}

Full warty.lua file you need to add to the ~/.config/nvim/lua/custom/plugins/warty.lua, that include the configuration as well.

return {
  {
    "itsfoss/warty.nvim"
    priority = 1000,
    lazy = false,

    config = function()
      require("warty").setup({
        transparent_background = false,
        term_colors = true,

        dim_inactive = {
          enabled = false,
          shade = "dark",
          percentage = 0.15,
        },

        styles = {
          comments = { "italic" },

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