Design · Jun 18, 2026

Dark mode is not a colour inversion

Contrast, elevation and saturation all behave differently in the dark. Flipping the palette is where it starts going wrong.

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Jun 18, 2026
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Contrast, elevation and saturation all behave differently in the dark. Flipping the palette is where it starts going wrong.

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