Modern CSS Gradient Effects

Animated, mesh, conic and text gradients built from the theme colours.

1Mesh Gradient

Soft blobs of the theme colours blended into a slowly drifting mesh - perfect for hero panels. Class: fx-mesh-gradient

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<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-4 p-4 h-full" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="fx-mesh-gradient rounded-xl p-6 w-full" style="max-width:19rem">
    <span class="badge text-bg-light mb-2">Print</span> 
    <h3 class="h5 font-bold mb-2">We design brands people remember</h3>
    <a href="#" class="btn btn-light btn-sm">Get started</a> 
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-mesh-gradient {
  background-color: var(--wt-primary);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(at 15% 20%, var(--wt-accent) 0, transparent 55%),
    radial-gradient(at 85% 15%, var(--wt-secondary) 0, transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(at 75% 85%, var(--wt-accent) 0, transparent 50%),
    radial-gradient(at 20% 90%, var(--wt-secondary) 0, transparent 55%);
  background-size: 160% 160%;
  color: var(--wt-on-primary, #fff);
  animation: fx-mesh-gradient-drift 14s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes fx-mesh-gradient-drift { from { background-position: 0% 0%; } to { background-position: 100% 100%; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-mesh-gradient, .fx-mesh-gradient::before, .fx-mesh-gradient::after, .fx-mesh-gradient *, .fx-mesh-gradient *::before, .fx-mesh-gradient *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}

2Aurora Hover

Northern-lights colour clouds that drift inside a card and brighten when it is hovered. Class: fx-aurora-hover

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Our ux research shows data easy to understand without extra tools.

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<div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-4 p-4 h-full" style="min-height:200px">
  <div class="card fx-aurora-hover" style="width:15rem">
    <div class="card-body">
      <h3 class="h6 font-bold mb-1">Global clients</h3>
      <p class="small text-muted mb-2">Our ux research shows data easy to understand without extra tools.</p>
      <a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Details</a> 
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-aurora-hover { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.fx-aurora-hover::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: -40%; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; opacity: .35;
  background:
    radial-gradient(closest-side at 30% 40%, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .9), transparent),
    radial-gradient(closest-side at 70% 30%, rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .8), transparent),
    radial-gradient(closest-side at 55% 70%, rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .8), transparent);
  filter: blur(24px);
  transition: opacity .6s ease;
  animation: fx-aurora-hover-drift 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.fx-aurora-hover:hover::before, .fx-aurora-hover:focus-within::before { opacity: .85; }
@keyframes fx-aurora-hover-drift {
  from { transform: translate(-6%, -4%) rotate(0deg); }
  to { transform: translate(6%, 5%) rotate(25deg); }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .fx-aurora-hover, .fx-aurora-hover::before, .fx-aurora-hover::after, .fx-aurora-hover *, .fx-aurora-hover *::before, .fx-aurora-hover *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}