Advanced Animated Backgrounds
Animated section backgrounds that sit behind your content and work on light and dark sections alike.
1Gradient
A slow, breathing wash of the primary, secondary and accent colours flowing behind the section. Class: fx-bg-gradient-flow
Gradient flow
Work that moves itself forward
Content stays readable on top of the moving background.
<section class="fx-bg-gradient-flow bg-page border rounded-xl p-6 text-center flex flex-col justify-center" style="min-height:210px">
<p class="small uppercase font-semibold mb-1 text-muted">Gradient flow</p>
<h3 class="h4 font-bold mb-2">Work that moves itself forward</h3>
<p class="small mb-4 text-muted">Content stays readable on top of the moving background.</p>
<div>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Get started</a>
</div>
</section>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-bg-gradient-flow { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.fx-bg-gradient-flow::before, .fx-bg-gradient-flow::after { content: ""; position: absolute; pointer-events: none; z-index: -1; }
.fx-bg-gradient-flow::before {
inset: 0;
background: linear-gradient(120deg, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .30), rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .22), rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .28), rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .30));
background-size: 300% 300%;
animation: fx-bg-gradient-flow-flow 16s ease infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-bg-gradient-flow-flow { 0%, 100% { background-position: 0% 50%; } 50% { background-position: 100% 50%; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-bg-gradient-flow, .fx-bg-gradient-flow::before, .fx-bg-gradient-flow::after, .fx-bg-gradient-flow *, .fx-bg-gradient-flow *::before, .fx-bg-gradient-flow *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}2Shapes
Rings, dots, squares and triangles in theme colours float and turn slowly behind the content. Class: fx-bg-shapes
Floating shapes
Plan, build and launch in one place
Content stays readable on top of the moving background.
<section class="fx-bg-shapes bg-page border rounded-xl p-6 text-center flex flex-col justify-center" style="min-height:210px">
<p class="small uppercase font-semibold mb-1 text-muted">Floating shapes</p>
<h3 class="h4 font-bold mb-2">Plan, build and launch in one place</h3>
<p class="small mb-4 text-muted">Content stays readable on top of the moving background.</p>
<div>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Get started</a>
</div>
</section>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-bg-shapes { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.fx-bg-shapes::before, .fx-bg-shapes::after { content: ""; position: absolute; pointer-events: none; z-index: -1; }
.fx-bg-shapes::before, .fx-bg-shapes::after { inset: -10%; background-repeat: no-repeat; }
.fx-bg-shapes::before {
background-image:
radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 38%, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .35) 40% 50%, transparent 52%),
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .35) 0 48%, transparent 50%),
conic-gradient(from 150deg at 50% 0, rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .3) 0 60deg, transparent 0);
background-size: 90px 90px, 34px 34px, 70px 60px;
background-position: 12% 22%, 82% 18%, 70% 82%;
animation: fx-bg-shapes-float 12s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
.fx-bg-shapes::after {
background-image:
linear-gradient(rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .22), rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .22)),
radial-gradient(circle, transparent 0 40%, rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .3) 42% 52%, transparent 54%),
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .3) 0 48%, transparent 50%);
background-size: 38px 38px, 60px 60px, 22px 22px;
background-position: 88% 62%, 22% 80%, 45% 12%;
animation: fx-bg-shapes-turn 18s ease-in-out infinite alternate;
}
@keyframes fx-bg-shapes-float { to { transform: translate(3%, -5%) rotate(6deg); } }
@keyframes fx-bg-shapes-turn { to { transform: translate(-4%, 4%) rotate(-8deg); } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-bg-shapes, .fx-bg-shapes::before, .fx-bg-shapes::after, .fx-bg-shapes *, .fx-bg-shapes *::before, .fx-bg-shapes *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}3Parallax
Three layers of dots and soft orbs drift at different speeds, giving the section a sense of depth. Class: fx-bg-parallax
Parallax depth
Work that moves itself forward
Content stays readable on top of the moving background.
<section class="fx-bg-parallax bg-page border rounded-xl p-6 text-center flex flex-col justify-center" style="min-height:210px">
<p class="small uppercase font-semibold mb-1 text-muted">Parallax depth</p>
<h3 class="h4 font-bold mb-2">Work that moves itself forward</h3>
<p class="small mb-4 text-muted">Content stays readable on top of the moving background.</p>
<div>
<a href="#" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Get started</a>
</div>
</section>
/* CSS (already in assets/css/effects.css) */
.fx-bg-parallax { position: relative; isolation: isolate; overflow: hidden; }
.fx-bg-parallax::before, .fx-bg-parallax::after { content: ""; position: absolute; pointer-events: none; z-index: -1; }
.fx-bg-parallax::before {
inset: 0;
background-image:
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .35) 0 1px, transparent 1.5px),
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-secondary-rgb), .4) 0 2px, transparent 2.5px);
background-size: 24px 24px, 70px 70px;
animation: fx-bg-parallax-layers 20s linear infinite;
}
.fx-bg-parallax::after {
inset: 0;
background-image:
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-accent-rgb), .22) 0 18px, transparent 32px),
radial-gradient(circle, rgba(var(--wt-primary-rgb), .18) 0 26px, transparent 44px);
background-size: 220px 220px, 340px 340px;
background-position: 30px 60px, 180px 10px;
animation: fx-bg-parallax-near 20s linear infinite;
}
@keyframes fx-bg-parallax-layers { to { background-position: -24px 0, -140px 0; } }
@keyframes fx-bg-parallax-near { to { background-position: -410px 60px, -500px 10px; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.fx-bg-parallax, .fx-bg-parallax::before, .fx-bg-parallax::after, .fx-bg-parallax *, .fx-bg-parallax *::before, .fx-bg-parallax *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; }
}