Syntax highlighting in vim

Question

I'm having trouble reading dark blue on black when I turn on syntax colours in vim.

How do I change some of the default colours or the colours of schemas like:

http://www.vim.org/scripts/script.php?script_id=1571

Answer 1

First, try :set background=dark, which will cause vim to change to a color scheme that works better for reading on a black background.

If that doesn't work well enough, you can create your own color scheme by following these directions: http://vim.wikia.com/wiki/Create_a_color_scheme_based_on_another