backdrop-filter: invert()

Utilities for applying backdrop invert filters to an element.

| | backdrop-invert-<number> |

backdrop-filter: invert(<number>%);

| | backdrop-invert-(<custom-property>) |

backdrop-filter: invert(var(<custom-property>))

| | backdrop-invert-[<value>] |

backdrop-filter: invert(<value>);

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Use utilities like backdrop-invert and backdrop-invert-65 to control the color inversion of an element's backdrop:

backdrop-invert-0

backdrop-invert-65

backdrop-invert

<div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]">  <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert-0 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]">  <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert-65 ..."></div></div><div class="bg-[url(/img/mountains.jpg)]">  <div class="bg-white/30 backdrop-invert ..."></div></div>

Use the backdrop-invert-[<value>] syntax to set the backdrop inversion based on a completely custom value:

<div class="backdrop-invert-[.25] ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

For CSS variables, you can also use the backdrop-invert-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<div class="backdrop-invert-(--my-backdrop-inversion) ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

This is just a shorthand for backdrop-invert-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Prefix a backdrop-filter: invert() utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<div class="backdrop-invert-0 md:backdrop-invert ...">  <!-- ... --></div>

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.

On this page

• Quick reference
• Examples
  • Basic example
  • Using a custom value
  • Responsive design

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