# rebelot/kanagawa.nvim

NeoVim dark colorscheme inspired by the colors of the famous painting by Katsushika Hokusai.

Repository: https://github.com/rebelot/kanagawa.nvim
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kanagawanvim
Language: Lua
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: neovim, lsp, lua, neovim-colorscheme, neovim-theme, nvim, syntax-highlighting, terminal-colors, theme, tree-sitter-highlight
Last push: 2026-05-10T16:31:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 69/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1717, "days_push": 115, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6351, forks 233 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:42.782785+00:00)

## What it is
Kanagawa.nvim is a dark colorscheme for NeoVim inspired by Katsushika Hokusai's painting, written in Lua. It offers extensive TreeSitter and plugin support, three theme variants, and optional compilation to Lua bytecode for fast startup.

## Use cases
- make neovim look better with a dark theme
- colorscheme with tree-sitter syntax highlighting support
- fast-loading neovim colorscheme
- dark theme for late night coding sessions
- customizable neovim color theme with overrides
- light and dark variants for neovim

## When to choose
- you use NeoVim and want a polished, accessible dark colorscheme
- you need TreeSitter and popular plugin highlight support
- you want configurable themes with fast compiled startup

## When to avoid
- you use Vim or another editor without Lua support
- your terminal lacks truecolor support
- you want a light-only theme by default

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: theme, ui-components
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: editor-plugin, cli, windows
- tags: neovim-colorscheme, syntax-highlighting, tree-sitter, dark-theme, lua, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- rebelot/kanagawa.nvim (main) score 69

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.782785+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:46:06.450368+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rebelot/kanagawa.nvim (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:42.782785+00:00, sha c884d9e53344)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.