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Color Manager

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Basics

ColorManager is used to control the color scheme of the admin panel. It allows you to configure the colors of various interface elements for both light and dark themes.

ColorManager сan be used in Layout or globally in ServiceProvider.

Default Colors

MoonShine ships with a preconfigured set of color variables. The array below reflects the values you get right after installation (palettes are covered in the following section):

return [
    'body' => '0.99 0 0',
    'primary' => '0.25 0 0',
    'primary-text' => '1 0 0',
    'secondary' => '0.6 0 0',
    'secondary-text' => '1 0 0',
    'base' => [
        'text' => '0.25 0 0',
        'stroke' => '0.25 0 0 / 20%',
        'default' => '1 0 0',
        50 => '0.985 0 0',
        100 => '0.97 0 0',
        200 => '0.955 0 0',
        300 => '0.94 0 0',
        400 => '0.925 0 0',
        500 => '0.91 0 0',
        600 => '0.88 0 0',
        700 => '0.85 0 0',
        800 => '0.80 0 0',
        900 => '0.75 0 0',
    ],
    'success' => '0.64 0.22 142.49',
    'success-text' => '0.46 0.16 142.49',
    'warning' => '0.75 0.17 75.35',
    'warning-text' => '0.5 0.10 76.10',
    'error' => '0.58 0.21 26.855',
    'error-text' => '0.37 0.145 26.85',
    'info' => '0.60 0.219 257.63',
    'info-text' => '0.35 0.12 257.63',
];
return [
    'body' => '0.99 0 0',
    'primary' => '0.25 0 0',
    'primary-text' => '1 0 0',
    'secondary' => '0.6 0 0',
    'secondary-text' => '1 0 0',
    'base' => [
        'text' => '0.25 0 0',
        'stroke' => '0.25 0 0 / 20%',
        'default' => '1 0 0',
        50 => '0.985 0 0',
        100 => '0.97 0 0',
        200 => '0.955 0 0',
        300 => '0.94 0 0',
        400 => '0.925 0 0',
        500 => '0.91 0 0',
        600 => '0.88 0 0',
        700 => '0.85 0 0',
        800 => '0.80 0 0',
        900 => '0.75 0 0',
    ],
    'success' => '0.64 0.22 142.49',
    'success-text' => '0.46 0.16 142.49',
    'warning' => '0.75 0.17 75.35',
    'warning-text' => '0.5 0.10 76.10',
    'error' => '0.58 0.21 26.855',
    'error-text' => '0.37 0.145 26.85',
    'info' => '0.60 0.219 257.63',
    'info-text' => '0.35 0.12 257.63',
];

Palettes

Palettes allow you to encapsulate light and dark color schemes in dedicated classes. A palette implements MoonShine\Contracts\ColorManager\PaletteContract and returns two associative arrays:

namespace App\MoonShine\Palettes;
 
use MoonShine\Contracts\ColorManager\PaletteContract;
 
final class CorporatePalette implements PaletteContract
{
    public function getColors(): array
    {
        return [
            'primary' => 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
            'base' => [
                'default' => '0 0 0',
                50 => 'oklch(98% 0.02 250)',
                // ...
            ],
        ];
    }
 
    public function getDarkColors(): array
    {
        return [
            'primary' => 'oklch(60% 0.17 264)',
            'base' => [
                'default' => '0.24 0 0',
                50 => 'oklch(98% 0.02 250)',
                // ...
            ],
            // ...
        ];
    }
}
namespace App\MoonShine\Palettes;
 
use MoonShine\Contracts\ColorManager\PaletteContract;
 
final class CorporatePalette implements PaletteContract
{
    public function getColors(): array
    {
        return [
            'primary' => 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
            'base' => [
                'default' => '0 0 0',
                50 => 'oklch(98% 0.02 250)',
                // ...
            ],
        ];
    }
 
    public function getDarkColors(): array
    {
        return [
            'primary' => 'oklch(60% 0.17 264)',
            'base' => [
                'default' => '0.24 0 0',
                50 => 'oklch(98% 0.02 250)',
                // ...
            ],
            // ...
        ];
    }
}

Standard Palettes

MoonShine ships with a set of ready-made palettes. The default palette is MoonShine\ColorManager\Palettes\PurplePalette.

  • CyanPalette: True cyan blue-green.
  • GrayPalette: Cool neutral gray.
  • GreenPalette: Natural green tones.
  • HalloweenPalette: Orange and purple spooky theme.
  • LimePalette: Bright lime/chartreuse.
  • NeutralPalette: Neutral black and white classic.
  • OrangePalette: Classic orange.
  • PinkPalette: Bold hot pink shades.
  • PurplePalette: Classic purple and magenta mix.
  • RetroPalette: Vintage yellowish green.
  • RosePalette: Warm peachy-rose tones.
  • SkyPalette: Sky blue with a purple undertone.
  • SpringPalette: Fresh pastel mint green.
  • TealPalette: Pure cyan-teal blend.
  • ValentinePalette: Romantic red and pink duo.
  • WinterPalette: Cool icy blue tones.
  • YellowPalette: Greenish yellow.

Preview or build palettes at getmoonshine.app/palette-generator.

Palette Usage

You can activate a palette:

  • globally by setting the palette key in config/moonshine.php (or via MoonShineConfigurator);
  • in a layout by setting the $palette property to the palette class name;
  • programmatically, by calling $colorManager->palette(new CorporatePalette());.
use App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette;
use MoonShine\Laravel\Layouts\AppLayout;
 
final class MoonShineLayout extends AppLayout
{
    protected ?string $palette = CorporatePalette::class;
}
use App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette;
use MoonShine\Laravel\Layouts\AppLayout;
 
final class MoonShineLayout extends AppLayout
{
    protected ?string $palette = CorporatePalette::class;
}

If the layout does not define $palette, MoonShine falls back to the global configuration value.

After choosing a palette, you can move on to configuring colors via the ColorManager API. The following sections cover the core methods, ways to read values back, and shortcuts for common components.

Methods

Set Colors

Use set(), setEverything(), or bulkAssign() to control individual variables. Pass everything: true when you want to apply the same value to both light and dark themes.

// Set a single color (OKLCH, HEX, RGB, and RGBA are accepted)
$colorManager->set('primary', 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)');
 
// Set color for dark theme
$colorManager->set('primary', 'oklch(60% 0.17 264)', dark: true);
 
// Apply color to both light and dark themes at once
$colorManager->set('primary', '#7357ff', everything: true);
 
// Explicit helper that syncs both themes
$colorManager->setEverything('primary-text', '#ffffff');
 
// Bulk assign colors (use arrays to define shades)
$colorManager->bulkAssign([
    'base' => [
        'default' => '0 0 0',
        50 => '0.99 0 0',
        100 => '0.98 0 0',
    ],
], everything: true);
 
// Apply a palette object
$colorManager->palette(new \App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette());
 
// Update a specific shade via dot notation
$colorManager->set('base.500', 'oklch(70% 0.10 280)');
$colorManager->set('base.500', '0.36 0.023 274.32', dark: true);
// Set a single color (OKLCH, HEX, RGB, and RGBA are accepted)
$colorManager->set('primary', 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)');
 
// Set color for dark theme
$colorManager->set('primary', 'oklch(60% 0.17 264)', dark: true);
 
// Apply color to both light and dark themes at once
$colorManager->set('primary', '#7357ff', everything: true);
 
// Explicit helper that syncs both themes
$colorManager->setEverything('primary-text', '#ffffff');
 
// Bulk assign colors (use arrays to define shades)
$colorManager->bulkAssign([
    'base' => [
        'default' => '0 0 0',
        50 => '0.99 0 0',
        100 => '0.98 0 0',
    ],
], everything: true);
 
// Apply a palette object
$colorManager->palette(new \App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette());
 
// Update a specific shade via dot notation
$colorManager->set('base.500', 'oklch(70% 0.10 280)');
$colorManager->set('base.500', '0.36 0.023 274.32', dark: true);

Get Colors

// Get color
$colorManager->get('primary'); // Returns HEX by default
$colorManager->get('primary', hex: false); // Returns the stored format
 
// Get shade
$colorManager->get('base', 500); // Get a specific shade
 
// Get all colors
$colorManager->getAll(); // For light theme
$colorManager->getAll(dark: true); // For dark theme
// Get color
$colorManager->get('primary'); // Returns HEX by default
$colorManager->get('primary', hex: false); // Returns the stored format
 
// Get shade
$colorManager->get('base', 500); // Get a specific shade
 
// Get all colors
$colorManager->getAll(); // For light theme
$colorManager->getAll(dark: true); // For dark theme

Theme Management

ColorManager includes component helpers that configure several related variables in one call. The examples below highlight three common scenarios: baseline text/background tweaks, interactive navigation elements, and fully stateful forms.

$colorManager->background('oklch(91% 0 0)', pageBg: 'oklch(98% 0 0)');
$colorManager->text('oklch(20% 0.04 274)');
$colorManager->borders('oklch(72% 0.02 274)');
$colorManager->button(
    'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
    text: '#ffffff',
    hoverBg: 'oklch(60% 0.18 264)',
    hoverText: '#f8fafc'
);
$colorManager->menu(
    'oklch(70% 0.14 230)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    hoverBg: 'oklch(80% 0.05 230)'
);
$colorManager->dropzone(
    'oklch(98% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    icon: '#2563eb'
);
$colorManager->form(
    bg: 'oklch(100% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    focus: '#2563eb',
    disabled: '#f1f5f9',
    disabledText: '#64748b'
);
$colorManager->background('oklch(91% 0 0)', pageBg: 'oklch(98% 0 0)');
$colorManager->text('oklch(20% 0.04 274)');
$colorManager->borders('oklch(72% 0.02 274)');
$colorManager->button(
    'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
    text: '#ffffff',
    hoverBg: 'oklch(60% 0.18 264)',
    hoverText: '#f8fafc'
);
$colorManager->menu(
    'oklch(70% 0.14 230)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    hoverBg: 'oklch(80% 0.05 230)'
);
$colorManager->dropzone(
    'oklch(98% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    icon: '#2563eb'
);
$colorManager->form(
    bg: 'oklch(100% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    focus: '#2563eb',
    disabled: '#f1f5f9',
    disabledText: '#64748b'
);

dropzone() also controls the file name color through the text argument.

Component Shortcuts

ColorManager supports dynamic methods for all palette entries and ships with the ColorShortcuts trait for higher-level helpers. Each helper accepts dark and everything flags and optional arguments for related colors.

$colorManager->primary('oklch(65% 0.18 264)', text: '#ffffff');
$colorManager->success('oklch(63.9% 0.218 142.495)', text: '#194638', everything: true);
$colorManager->collapse(
    'oklch(100% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    bgOpen: 'oklch(96% 0 0)'
);
$colorManager->progress(
    bg: 'oklch(96% 0 0)',
    barBg: 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
    text: '#0f172a'
);
$colorManager->theme('oklch(95% 0.01 274)', 400);
$colorManager->theme('oklch(35% 0.18 274)', 800, dark: true);
$colorManager->primary('oklch(65% 0.18 264)', text: '#ffffff');
$colorManager->success('oklch(63.9% 0.218 142.495)', text: '#194638', everything: true);
$colorManager->collapse(
    'oklch(100% 0 0)',
    text: '#0f172a',
    bgOpen: 'oklch(96% 0 0)'
);
$colorManager->progress(
    bg: 'oklch(96% 0 0)',
    barBg: 'oklch(65% 0.18 264)',
    text: '#0f172a'
);
$colorManager->theme('oklch(95% 0.01 274)', 400);
$colorManager->theme('oklch(35% 0.18 274)', 800, dark: true);

HTML Output

If you need to output color variables in HTML, use the toHtml() method.

$colorManager->toHtml()
$colorManager->toHtml()

Result:

<style>
    :root {
        --primary:0.627 0.265 303.9;
        --secondary:0.746 0.16 232.661;
        /* other light theme variables */
    }
    :root.dark {
        /* dark theme variables */
    }
</style>
<style>
    :root {
        --primary:0.627 0.265 303.9;
        --secondary:0.746 0.16 232.661;
        /* other light theme variables */
    }
    :root.dark {
        /* dark theme variables */
    }
</style>

Color Conversion

ColorManager includes the ColorMutator utility for converting between HEX, RGB, RGBA, and OKLCH formats.

use MoonShine\ColorManager\ColorMutator;
 
// Convert to HEX
ColorMutator::toHEX('oklch(65% 0.18 264)'); // '#7357ff'
 
// Convert to RGB
ColorMutator::toRGB('#7357ff'); // 'rgb(115,87,255)'
 
// Convert to OKLCH (accepts RGB, HEX, or short OKLCH strings)
ColorMutator::toOKLCH('rgb(115,87,255)'); // 'oklch(65.07% 0.20052 282.513)'
use MoonShine\ColorManager\ColorMutator;
 
// Convert to HEX
ColorMutator::toHEX('oklch(65% 0.18 264)'); // '#7357ff'
 
// Convert to RGB
ColorMutator::toRGB('#7357ff'); // 'rgb(115,87,255)'
 
// Convert to OKLCH (accepts RGB, HEX, or short OKLCH strings)
ColorMutator::toOKLCH('rgb(115,87,255)'); // 'oklch(65.07% 0.20052 282.513)'

Global Override

You can also globally override colors for all Layout via MoonShineServiceProvider.

 namespaces
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use MoonShine\ColorManager\ColorManager;
use MoonShine\Contracts\ColorManager\ColorManagerContract;
use MoonShine\Contracts\Core\DependencyInjection\CoreContract;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\ConfiguratorContract;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\MoonShine;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\MoonShineConfigurator; 
 
class MoonShineServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * @param  MoonShine  $core
     * @param  MoonShineConfigurator  $config
     * @param  ColorManager  $colors
     *
     */
    public function boot(
        CoreContract $core,
        ConfiguratorContract $config,
        ColorManagerContract $colors,
    ): void
    {
        $colors->palette(new \App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette());
 
        $colors->primary('oklch(65% 0.18 264)');
        $colors->successBg('oklch(70% 0.15 142)');
    }
}
 namespaces
use Illuminate\Support\ServiceProvider;
use MoonShine\ColorManager\ColorManager;
use MoonShine\Contracts\ColorManager\ColorManagerContract;
use MoonShine\Contracts\Core\DependencyInjection\CoreContract;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\ConfiguratorContract;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\MoonShine;
use MoonShine\Laravel\DependencyInjection\MoonShineConfigurator; 
 
class MoonShineServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider
{
    /**
     * @param  MoonShine  $core
     * @param  MoonShineConfigurator  $config
     * @param  ColorManager  $colors
     *
     */
    public function boot(
        CoreContract $core,
        ConfiguratorContract $config,
        ColorManagerContract $colors,
    ): void
    {
        $colors->palette(new \App\MoonShine\Palettes\CorporatePalette());
 
        $colors->primary('oklch(65% 0.18 264)');
        $colors->successBg('oklch(70% 0.15 142)');
    }
}

Layout loads after ServiceProvider and will take precedence. When using palettes globally, make sure the target layout does not override colors or provide its own $palette.

Combine the approaches described above: start by choosing a palette, adjust single tokens with set() or setEverything(), apply shortcuts to tweak related components in bulk, and finish by exporting the variables with toHtml() for a quick interface review.