CSS background-blend-mode Property

The background-blend-mode Property defines how the element's background image should blend with each other and with the element's background-color.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: normal|multiply|screen|darken|lighten|
color-dodge|saturation|difference|luminosity|overlay;

Default Value:

normal

Property:
Normal: This is the default value. It sets the blending mode to normal.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: normal;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: normal;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Multiply: It sets the blending mode to multiply. This leads to a darker image than before.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: multiply;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: multiply;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Screen:It sets the blending mode to screen. In this mode both image and color is inverted, multiplied and then inverted. again.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: screen;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: screen;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Darken: It sets the blending mode to darken. In this mode if the background-image is darker than the background-color then the image is replaced, otherwise, it is left as it was.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: darken;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: darken;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Lighten: It sets the blending mode to lighten. In this mode if the background-image is lighter than the background-color then the image is replaced, otherwise, it is left as it was.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: lighten;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: lighten;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Color-Dodge: It sets the blending mode to color-dodge. In this mode, the background-color is divided by the inverse of the background-image. This is very similar to the screen blend mode.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: color-dodge;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: color-dodge;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Saturation: It sets the blending mode to lighten. This mode keeps the saturation of the background-image whilst mixing the hue and luminosity of the background color.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: saturation;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: saturation;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Difference: It sets the blending mode to difference. This mode is the result by subtracting the darker color of the background-image and the background-color from the lightest one. Often the image will have very high contrast.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: difference;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: difference;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Luminosity: It sets the blending mode to luminosity. In this mode, the luminosity of the top color is preserved whilst using the saturation and hue of the background-color.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: luminosity;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: luminosity;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Overlay: It sets the blending mode to overlay. In this mode, the background-color is mixed with the background-image to reflect the lightness or darkness of the backdrop.

Syntax:

background-blend-mode: Overlay;

Example:

HTML

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>

<head>
    <title>background-blend-mode Property</title>
    <style>
        #myDIV {
            width: 400px;
            height: 299px;
            background-color: green;
            background-repeat: no-repeat;
            background-image: 
url("https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/geeksforgeeks-logo.png");
            background-blend-mode: overlay;
            background-size: contain;
        }
    </style>
</head>

<body>
    <div id="myDIV"></div>
</body>

</html>

Output:

Supported Browsers: The browser supported by background-blend-mode property are listed below:

Google Chrome 35.0
Edge 79.0
Firefox 30.0
Opera 22.0
Apple Safari 8.0

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