Web/CSS/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: initial;
mix-blend-mode: inherit;
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

<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

Effect of different mix-blend-mode values

<div class="grid">
  <div class="col">
    <div class="note">Blending in isolation (no blending with the background)</div>
    <div class="row isolate">
      <div class="cell"> normal
        <div class="container normal">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <defs>
                <linearGradient id="red">
                  <stop offset="0"    stop-color="hsl(0,100%,50%)" />
                  <stop offset="100%" stop-color="hsl(0,0%,100%)" />
                </linearGradient>
                <linearGradient id="green">
                  <stop offset="0"    stop-color="hsl(120,100%,50%)" />
                  <stop offset="100%" stop-color="hsl(120,0%,100%)" />
                </linearGradient>
                <linearGradient id="blue">
                  <stop offset="0"    stop-color="hsl(240,100%,50%)" />
                  <stop offset="100%" stop-color="hsl(240,0%,100%)" />
                </linearGradient>
              </defs>
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> multiply
        <div class="container multiply">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> darken
        <div class="container darken">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> screen
        <div class="container screen">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> lighten
        <div class="container lighten">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> overlay
        <div class="container overlay">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color-dodge
        <div class="container color-dodge">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color-burn
        <div class="container color-burn">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> hard-light
        <div class="container hard-light">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> soft-light
        <div class="container soft-light">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> difference
        <div class="container difference">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> exclusion
        <div class="container exclusion">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> hue
        <div class="container hue">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> saturation
        <div class="container saturation">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color
        <div class="container color">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> luminosity
        <div class="container luminosity">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>

    <div class="note">Blending globally (blend with the background)</div>
    <div class="row">
      <div class="cell"> normal
        <div class="container normal">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> multiply
        <div class="container multiply">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> darken
        <div class="container darken">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> screen
        <div class="container screen">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> lighten
        <div class="container lighten">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> overlay
        <div class="container overlay">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color-dodge
        <div class="container color-dodge">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color-burn
        <div class="container color-burn">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> hard-light
        <div class="container hard-light">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> soft-light
        <div class="container soft-light">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> difference
        <div class="container difference">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> exclusion
        <div class="container exclusion">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> hue
        <div class="container hue">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> saturation
        <div class="container saturation">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> color
        <div class="container color">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
      <div class="cell"> luminosity
        <div class="container luminosity">
          <div class="group">
            <div class="item firefox"></div>
            <svg viewBox="0 0 150 150">
              <ellipse class="item R" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item G" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
              <ellipse class="item B" cx="75" cy="75" rx="25" ry="70"></ellipse>
            </svg>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

html,body {
  height: 100%;
  box-sizing: border-box;
  background: #EEE;
}

.grid {
  width: 100%;
  display: flex;
  font: 1em monospace;
}

.row {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1 auto;
  flex-direction: row;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  height: auto;
}

.col {
  display: flex;
  flex: 1 auto;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: auto;
}

.cell {
  margin: .5em;
  padding: .5em;
  background-color: #FFF;
  overflow: hidden;
  text-align: center;
}

.note {
  background: #fff3d4;
  padding: 1em;
  margin: .5em .5em 0;
  font: .8em sans-serif;
  text-align: left;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.note + .row .cell {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.container {
  position: relative;
  background: linear-gradient(to right, #000 0%, transparent 50%, #FFF 100%),
              linear-gradient(to bottom, #FF0 0%, #F0F 50%, #0FF 100%);
  width: 150px;
  height: 150px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.R {
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: rotate(-30deg);
  fill: url(#red);
}

.G {
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  fill: url(#green);
}

.B {
  transform-origin: center;
  transform: rotate(210deg);
  fill: url(#blue);
}

.isolate .group { isolation: isolate; }

.normal .item      { mix-blend-mode: normal; }
.multiply .item    { mix-blend-mode: multiply; }
.screen .item      { mix-blend-mode: screen; }
.overlay .item     { mix-blend-mode: overlay; }
.darken .item      { mix-blend-mode: darken; }
.lighten .item     { mix-blend-mode: lighten; }
.color-dodge .item { mix-blend-mode: color-dodge; }
.color-burn .item  { mix-blend-mode: color-burn; }
.hard-light .item  { mix-blend-mode: hard-light; }
.soft-light .item  { mix-blend-mode: soft-light; }
.difference .item  { mix-blend-mode: difference; }
.exclusion .item   { mix-blend-mode: exclusion; }
.hue .item         { mix-blend-mode: hue; }
.saturation .item  { mix-blend-mode: saturation; }
.color .item       { mix-blend-mode: color; }
.luminosity .item  { mix-blend-mode: luminosity; }

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;
}

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 */

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
Compositing and Blending Level 1The definition of 'mix-blend-mode' in that specification.	Candidate Recommendation	Initial definition

Browser compatibility

The compatibility table in this page is generated from structured data. If you'd like to contribute to the data, please check out https://github.com/mdn/browser-compat-data and send us a pull request.

Update compatibility data on GitHub

	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
mix-blend-mode	Chrome Full support 41	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 32	IE No support No	Opera Full support 28	Safari Full support 8	WebView Android Full support 41	Chrome Android Full support 41	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android Full support 28	Safari iOS Full support 8	Samsung Internet Android Full support 4.0
On SVG elements	Chrome Full support 41	Edge Full support 79	Firefox Full support 32	IE No support No	Opera Full support 28	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 32	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• <blend-mode>
• background-blend-mode

mix-blend-mode by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.