color-scheme
Utilities for controlling the color scheme of an element.
| Class | Styles |
|---|---|
scheme-normal | |
color-scheme: normal; |
|
| scheme-dark |
color-scheme: dark;
|
| scheme-light |
color-scheme: light;
|
| scheme-light-dark |
color-scheme: light dark;
|
| scheme-only-dark |
color-scheme: only dark;
|
| scheme-only-light |
color-scheme: only light;
|
Use utilities like scheme-light and scheme-light-dark to control how element should be rendered:
Try switching your system color scheme to see the difference
scheme-light
scheme-dark
scheme-light-dark
<div class="scheme-light ..."> <input type="date" /></div><div class="scheme-dark ..."> <input type="date" /></div><div class="scheme-light-dark ..."> <input type="date" /></div>
Prefix a color-scheme utility with a variant like dark:* to only apply the utility in that state:
<html class="scheme-light dark:scheme-dark ..."> <!-- ... --></html>
Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation.
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