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Utilities for controlling how an element should blend with the background.

Quick reference

Class	Properties
mix-blend-normal	mix-blend-mode: normal;
mix-blend-multiply	mix-blend-mode: multiply;
mix-blend-screen	mix-blend-mode: screen;
mix-blend-overlay	mix-blend-mode: overlay;
mix-blend-darken	mix-blend-mode: darken;
mix-blend-lighten	mix-blend-mode: lighten;
mix-blend-color-dodge	mix-blend-mode: color-dodge;
mix-blend-color-burn	mix-blend-mode: color-burn;
mix-blend-hard-light	mix-blend-mode: hard-light;
mix-blend-soft-light	mix-blend-mode: soft-light;
mix-blend-difference	mix-blend-mode: difference;
mix-blend-exclusion	mix-blend-mode: exclusion;
mix-blend-hue	mix-blend-mode: hue;
mix-blend-saturation	mix-blend-mode: saturation;
mix-blend-color	mix-blend-mode: color;
mix-blend-luminosity	mix-blend-mode: luminosity;
mix-blend-plus-darker	mix-blend-mode: plus-darker;
mix-blend-plus-lighter	mix-blend-mode: plus-lighter;

Basic usage

Setting an element’s blend mode

Use the mix-blend-* utilities to control how an element’s content should be blended with the background.

<div class="flex justify-center -space-x-14">
  <div class="mix-blend-multiply bg-blue-400 ..."></div>
  <div class="mix-blend-multiply bg-pink-400 ..."></div>
</div>

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Applying conditionally

Hover, focus, and other states

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

<div class="mix-blend-multiply hover:mix-blend-overlay">
  <!-- ... -->
</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:mix-blend-overlay to apply the mix-blend-overlay utility at only medium screen sizes and above.

<div class="mix-blend-multiply md:mix-blend-overlay">
  <!-- ... -->
</div>

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