How to get React material ui theme object in function components

In this tutorial you will learn how you can access the React Material UI theme object in a React function component

The theme object is accessible in function components using the useTheme() hook.

The useTheme() hook returns the default React Material UI theme object if you don't have a custom theme object created using createMuiTheme method and passed it through <ThemeProvider /> component.

Import the useTheme hook from the @material-ui/core/styles module

Get the Theme object in a function component

import { useTheme } from '@material-ui/core/styles';

const MyCustomComponent = () => {
  const theme = useTheme();

  console.log(theme);

  return (
    <p>{theme.palette.primary.light}</p>
    // '#7986cb'
  )

  export default MyCustomComponent;
}

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