CSS background-blend-mode Property
Example
Specify the blending mode of a background-image to be "lighten":
div {
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: lighten;
}
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Definition and Usage
The background-blend-mode
property defines the blending mode of each
background layer (color and/or image).
Default value: | normal |
---|---|
Inherited: | no |
Animatable: | no. Read about animatable |
Version: | CSS3 |
JavaScript syntax: | object.style.backgroundBlendMode="screen" |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
Property | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
background-blend-mode | 35.0 | 79.0 | 30.0 | 7.1 | 22.0 |
CSS Syntax
background-blend-mode: normal|multiply|screen|overlay|darken|lighten|color-dodge|saturation|color|luminosity;
Property Values
Value | Description | Demo |
---|---|---|
normal | This is default. Sets the blending mode to normal | Demo ❯ |
multiply | Sets the blending mode to multiply | Demo ❯ |
screen | Sets the blending mode to screen | Demo ❯ |
overlay | Sets the blending mode to overlay | Demo ❯ |
darken | Sets the blending mode to darken | Demo ❯ |
lighten | Sets the blending mode to lighten | Demo ❯ |
color-dodge | Sets the blending mode to color-dodge | Demo ❯ |
saturation | Sets the blending mode to saturation | Demo ❯ |
color | Sets the blending mode to color | Demo ❯ |
luminosity | Sets the blending mode to luminosity | Demo ❯ |
More Examples
Example
Specify the blending mode to be "multiply":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: multiply;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "screen":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: screen;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "overlay":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: overlay;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "darken":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: darken;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "color-dodge":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: color-dodge;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "saturation":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: saturation;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "color":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: color;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "luminosity":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: luminosity;
}
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Example
Specify the blending mode to be "normal":
div {
width: 400px;
height:
400px;
background-repeat: no-repeat, repeat;
background-image: url("img_tree.gif"), url("paper.gif");
background-blend-mode: normal;
}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Background