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  "description": "I updated the blob light and dark themes to use a cooler color palette.\n",
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  "textContent": "The \\[Kraken-inspired theme]\\({% post\\_url 2026-04-19-light-and-dark-themes-for-my-blog %}) was fun for a time, but the dark theme contrast was a bit hard on the eyes and the light theme contrast was a little muted. So I wanted to try something a little different.\n\nBlue Hour\n\nI looked at a couple color palette sites for some color ideas then asked Copilot + Sonnet to work up a few color demos keeping accessibility in mind. From there I picked one I liked and had it update the necessary minima colors as well as replace the Kraken-inspired colors. It made re-theming the site pretty quick. I'm no designer, but it thought through accessibility and contrast issues I wouldn't have considered.\n\nI think it turned out pretty good:\n\n!\\[Screenshots of Blue Hour dark and light themes]\\({{ page.image | relative\\_url }})",
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