prefersDarkColorScheme

Checks if the user color scheme preference is dark.

Use Window.matchMedia() with the appropriate media query to check the user color scheme preference.

const prefersDarkColorScheme = () =>
  window &&
  window.matchMedia &&
  window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)').matches;

prefersDarkColorScheme(); // true

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