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Quick reference

Class
Properties
bg-blend-normalbackground-blend-mode: normal;
bg-blend-multiplybackground-blend-mode: multiply;
bg-blend-screenbackground-blend-mode: screen;
bg-blend-overlaybackground-blend-mode: overlay;
bg-blend-darkenbackground-blend-mode: darken;
bg-blend-lightenbackground-blend-mode: lighten;
bg-blend-color-dodgebackground-blend-mode: color-dodge;
bg-blend-color-burnbackground-blend-mode: color-burn;
bg-blend-hard-lightbackground-blend-mode: hard-light;
bg-blend-soft-lightbackground-blend-mode: soft-light;
bg-blend-differencebackground-blend-mode: difference;
bg-blend-exclusionbackground-blend-mode: exclusion;
bg-blend-huebackground-blend-mode: hue;
bg-blend-saturationbackground-blend-mode: saturation;
bg-blend-colorbackground-blend-mode: color;
bg-blend-luminositybackground-blend-mode: luminosity;

Basic usage

Setting the background blend mode

Use the bg-blend-* utilities to control how an element’s background image(s) should blend with its background color.

<div class="bg-blend-multiply ...">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

Tailwind lets you conditionally apply utility classes in different states using variant modifiers. For example, use hover:bg-blend-darken to only apply the bg-blend-darken utility on hover.

<div class="bg-blend-lighten hover:bg-blend-darken">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

For a complete list of all available state modifiers, check out the Hover, Focus, & Other States documentation.

Breakpoints and media queries

You can also use variant modifiers to target media queries like responsive breakpoints, dark mode, prefers-reduced-motion, and more. For example, use md:bg-blend-darken to apply the bg-blend-darken utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="bg-blend-lighten md:bg-blend-darken">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

To learn more, check out the documentation on Responsive Design, Dark Mode and other media query modifiers.