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mix-blend-mode

The mix-blend-mode CSS property sets how an element's content should blend with the content of the element's parent and the element's background.

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Syntax

/* Keyword values */
mix-blend-mode: normal;
mix-blend-mode: multiply;
mix-blend-mode: screen;
mix-blend-mode: overlay;
mix-blend-mode: darken;
mix-blend-mode: lighten;
mix-blend-mode: color-dodge;
mix-blend-mode: color-burn;
mix-blend-mode: hard-light;
mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
mix-blend-mode: difference;
mix-blend-mode: exclusion;
mix-blend-mode: hue;
mix-blend-mode: saturation;
mix-blend-mode: color;
mix-blend-mode: luminosity;

/* Global values */
mix-blend-mode: inherit;
mix-blend-mode: initial;
mix-blend-mode: revert;
mix-blend-mode: revert-layer;
mix-blend-mode: unset;

Values

<blend-mode>

The blending mode that should be applied.

Formal definition

Initial value normal
Applies to all elements
Inherited no
Computed value as specified
Animation type discrete
Creates stacking context yes

Formal syntax

mix-blend-mode = 
  <blend-mode>  |
  plus-darker   |
  plus-lighter  

<blend-mode> = 
  normal       |
  multiply     |
  screen       |
  overlay      |
  darken       |
  lighten      |
  color-dodge  |
  color-burn   |
  hard-light   |
  soft-light   |
  difference   |
  exclusion    |
  hue          |
  saturation   |
  color        |
  luminosity

Examples

Effect of different mix-blend-mode values

Using mix-blend-mode with HTML

HTML

<div class="isolate">
  <div class="circle circle-1"></div>
  <div class="circle circle-2"></div>
  <div class="circle circle-3"></div>
</div>

CSS

.circle {
  width: 80px;
  height: 80px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
  position: absolute;
}

.circle-1 {
  background: red;
}

.circle-2 {
  background: lightgreen;
  left: 40px;
}

.circle-3 {
  background: blue;
  left: 20px;
  top: 40px;
}

.isolate {
  isolation: isolate; /* Without isolation, the background color will be taken into account */
  position: relative;
}

Result

Using mix-blend-mode with SVG

SVG

<svg>
  <g class="isolate">
    <circle cx="40" cy="40" r="40" fill="red" />
    <circle cx="80" cy="40" r="40" fill="lightgreen" />
    <circle cx="60" cy="80" r="40" fill="blue" />
  </g>
</svg>

CSS

circle {
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}
.isolate {
  isolation: isolate;
} /* Without isolation, the background color will be taken into account */

Result

Using mix-blend-mode with text

This example uses mix-blend-mode to blend text color with the background color of its parent element.

HTML

<div class="container">
  <p>Mostly Harmless</p>
  <p class="multiply">Mostly Harmless</p>
  <p class="screen">Mostly Harmless</p>
  <p class="hard-light">Mostly Harmless</p>
</div>

CSS

@import url("https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Rubik+Moonrocks&display=swap");

.container {
  background-color: blue;
}

p {
  font: 4rem "Rubik Moonrocks", cursive;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: orange;
  padding: 0.5rem;
  margin: 0;
}

.multiply {
  mix-blend-mode: multiply;
}

.screen {
  mix-blend-mode: screen;
}

.hard-light {
  mix-blend-mode: hard-light;
}

Result

Specifications

Specification
Compositing and Blending Level 2
# mix-blend-mode

Browser compatibility

Desktop Mobile
Chrome Edge Firefox Internet Explorer Opera Safari WebView Android Chrome Android Firefox for Android Opera Android Safari on IOS Samsung Internet
mix-blend-mode 41 79 32 No 28 8 41 41 32 28 8 4.0
plus-lighter 100 100 99 No No 9.1 100 100 99 No 9.3 19.0
svg 41 79 32 No 28 No No No 32 No No No

See also

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https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/CSS/mix-blend-mode