Quick Reference
The background-blend-mode property defines the blending mode of each background color and/or image layer.
div {
background-image: url("my-background.jpg");
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-blend-mode: lighten;
}Default
| Default value | normal |
| Inherited values | no |
| Can it be animated? | no |
These are the allowed values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| normal | Sets the blending mode to normal (default) |
| multiply | Sets the blending mode to multiply |
| screen | Sets the blending mode to screen |
| overlay | Sets the blending mode to overlay |
| darken | Sets the blending mode to darken |
| lighten | Sets the blending mode to lighten |
| color-dodge | Sets the blending mode to color-dodge |
| saturation | Sets the blending mode to saturation |
| color | Sets the blending mode to color |
| luminosity | Sets the blending mode to luminosity |
Using JavaScript
The HTML element can also be styled using JavaScript and the element’s id.
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundBlendMode = 'lighten';<button onclick='my_function()'>Click Here</button>
<script>
function my_function() {
document.getElementById('my_div').style.backgroundBlendMode = 'lighten';
}
</script>CSS Notes:
- The “inherit”, “initial” and “unset” keywords can be used with any CSS property to set its value
- In CSS there are many ways to express a color value in a property
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