background-blend-mode
The background-blend-mode
CSS property sets how an element's background images should blend with each other and with the element's background color.
Blending modes should be defined in the same order as the background-image
property. If the blending modes' and background images' list lengths are not equal, it will be repeated and/or truncated until lengths match.
Syntax
/* One value */
background-blend-mode: normal;
/* Two values, one per background */
background-blend-mode: darken, luminosity;
/* Global values */
background-blend-mode: initial;
background-blend-mode: inherit;
background-blend-mode: revert;
background-blend-mode: unset;
Values
<blend-mode>
-
The blending mode to be applied. There can be several values, separated by commas.
Formal definition
Initial value | normal |
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Applies to | All elements. In SVG, it applies to container elements, graphics elements, and graphics referencing elements.. It also applies to ::first-letter and ::first-line . |
Inherited | no |
Computed value | as specified |
Animation type | discrete |
Formal syntax
<blend-mode>#where
<blend-mode> = normal | multiply | screen | overlay | darken | lighten | color-dodge | color-burn | hard-light | soft-light | difference | exclusion | hue | saturation | color | luminosity
Examples
Basic example
.item {
width: 300px;
height: 300px;
background: url('image1.png'),url('image2.png');
background-blend-mode: screen;
}
Try out different blend modes
Specifications
Specification |
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Compositing and Blending Level 2 # background-blend-mode |
Browser compatibility
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