CSS | background-blend-mode Property
The background-blend-mode Property defines how the element’s background image should blend with each other and with the element’s background-color.
Syntax:
background-blend-mode: normal|multiply|screen|darken|lighten| color-dodge|saturation|difference|luminosity|overlay;
Default Value:
- normal
Property:
Normal: This is the default value. It sets the blending mode to normal.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: normal;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: normal; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Multiply: It sets the blending mode to multiply. This leads to a darker image than before.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: multiply;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: multiply; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Screen:It sets the blending mode to screen. In this mode both image and color is inverted, multiplied and then inverted. again.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: screen;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: screen; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Darken: It sets the blending mode to darken. In this mode if the background-image is darker than the background-color then the image is replaced, otherwise, it is left as it was.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: darken;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: darken; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Lighten: It sets the blending mode to lighten. In this mode if the background-image is lighter than the background-color then the image is replaced, otherwise, it is left as it was.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: lighten;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: lighten; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Color-Dodge: It sets the blending mode to color-dodge. In this mode, the background-color is divided by the inverse of the background-image. This is very similar to the screen blend mode.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: color-dodge;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: color-dodge; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Saturation: It sets the blending mode to lighten. This mode keeps the saturation of the background-image whilst mixing the hue and luminosity of the background color.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: saturation;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: saturation; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Difference: It sets the blending mode to difference. This mode is the result by subtracting the darker color of the background-image and the background-color from the lightest one. Often the image will have very high contrast.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: difference;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: difference; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Luminosity: It sets the blending mode to luminosity. In this mode, the luminosity of the top color is preserved whilst using the saturation and hue of the background-color.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: luminosity;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: luminosity; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Overlay: It sets the blending mode to overlay. In this mode, the background-color is mixed with the background-image to reflect the lightness or darkness of the backdrop.
- Syntax:
background-blend-mode: Overlay;
- Example:
HTML
<!DOCTYPE html><html><head> <title>background-blend-mode Property</title> <style> #myDIV { width: 400px; height: 299px; background-color: green; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-image: background-blend-mode: overlay; background-size: contain; } </style></head><body> <div id="myDIV"></div></body></html> |
- Output:
Supported Browsers: The browser supported by background-blend-mode property are listed below:
- Google Chrome 35.0
- Edge 79.0
- Firefox 30.0
- Opera 22.0
- Apple Safari 8.0
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