Synthwave Neon Dreams
--sref 4200This style transforms images into a vibrant 1980s synthwave aesthetic with electric pinks, cyans, and purples glowing against dark backgrounds. Expect chrome reflections, grid lines fading into infinity, and dramatic lens flares that evoke classic arcade games and VHS cover art. The mood is nostalgic yet futuristic, dripping with Miami Vice energy and retrofuturistic optimism.
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Example Prompts
Demonstrates the classic outrun aesthetic with neon lighting and motion
Midjourneya sports car speeding down a rain-soaked highway at night, palm trees silhouetted against a gradient sunset, chrome reflections --sref 4200 --v 7 --ar 16:9
Shows how the style handles portraits with characteristic neon rim lighting
Midjourneyportrait of a woman wearing reflective sunglasses, city lights in the lenses, wind-blown hair, dramatic backlighting --sref 4200 --v 7
Captures the retrofuturistic urban environment with signature grid and glow effects
Midjourneya futuristic cityscape with towering skyscrapers, holographic billboards, flying vehicles, perspective grid floor extending to horizon --sref 4200 --v 7 --ar 21:9
How to Use This SREF Code
In Midjourney
/imagine your prompt here --sref 4200
Combine with other parameters
/imagine your prompt --sref 4200 --sw 100 --ar 16:9 --v 7
The --sw (style weight) parameter controls how strongly the style reference is applied. Values range from 0 to 1000, with 100 as default.
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