Background

A collection of utility classes to add different backgrounds to elements.

Usage

To apply a background color to an element, add one of the following classes. The actual color for each modifier is defined by the UIkit style that you have chosen or customized.

Class	Description
`.uk-background-default`	Applies the default background color.
`.uk-background-muted`	Applies a muted background color.
`.uk-background-primary`	Applies the primary background color.
`.uk-background-secondary`	Applies a secondary background color.

<div class="uk-background-primary"></div>

Note To adapt your content for better visibility on each background, add the helper classes like text-*-foreground. Use the Padding component to add some padding to the elements.

Default

Muted

Primary

Secondary

<div class="uk-child-width-1-2@s uk-text-center" uk-grid>
  <div>
    <div class="uk-padding uk-background-default uk-panel">
      <p class="uk-h4">Default</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div class="uk-padding uk-background-muted uk-panel text-muted-foreground">
      <p class="uk-h4">Muted</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-padding uk-background-primary uk-panel text-primary-foreground"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4">Primary</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-padding uk-background-secondary uk-panel text-secondary-foreground"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4">Secondary</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Size modifiers

This component features classes to specify the size of background images by keeping its intrinsic ratio.

Class	Description
`.uk-background-cover`	Scales the background image to completely cover the containing area.
`.uk-background-contain`	Scales the background image as far as its width and height can fit inside the containing area.
`.uk-background-width-1-1`	Scales the background image to fill 100% of the available width.
`.uk-background-height-1-1`	Scales the background image to fill 100% of the available height.

Note When using these classes, the background position automatically shifts to the middle and background-repeat is set to no-repeat.

<div class="uk-background-cover"></div>

Cover

Contain

<div class="uk-child-width-1-2@s" uk-grid>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-cover uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-medium uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Cover</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-muted uk-background-contain uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-medium uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Contain</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

Position modifiers

To alter the background position of your image — which is in the top left-hand corner of the area by default, add one of the following classes.

Class	Description
`.uk-background-top-left`	The initial position of the image is in the top left hand corner.
`.uk-background-top-center`	The initial position of the image is at the top.
`.uk-background-top-right`	The initial position of the image is in the top right hand corner.
`.uk-background-center-left`	The initial position of the image is on the left.
`.uk-background-center-center`	The initial position of the image is in the middle.
`.uk-background-center-right`	The initial position of the image is on the right.
`.uk-background-bottom-left`	The initial position of the image is in the bottom left hand corner.
`.uk-background-bottom-center`	The initial position of the image is at the bottom.
`.uk-background-bottom-right`	The initial position of the image is in the bottom right hand corner.

<div class="uk-background-top-left"></div>

Top Right

Top Left

<div class="uk-child-width-1-2@s" uk-grid>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-cover uk-background-top-right uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-medium uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Top Right</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-cover uk-background-top-left uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-medium uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Top Left</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

No repeat

To keep smaller images from repeating to fill the background area, add the .uk-background-norepeat class.

<div class="uk-background-norepeat"></div>

Attachment

You can also apply a fixed background attachment, so that the image remains in its position while scrolling the site.

<div class="uk-background-fixed"></div>

<div
  class="uk-background-center-center uk-background-fixed uk-height-medium uk-width-large"
  style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
></div>

Responsive

Add one of the following classes to limit the display of background images to certain viewport sizes. This is great in cases where the image and content overlap on a phone screen in a way that would make text illegible.

Class	Description
`.uk-background-image@s`	Displays the background image on device widths of 640px and larger.
`.uk-background-image@m`	Displays the background image on device widths of 768px and larger.
`.uk-background-image@l`	Displays the background image on device widths of 1024px and larger.
`.uk-background-image@xl`	Displays the background image on device widths of 1280px and larger.

<div class="uk-background-image@m"></div>

Resize your browser window to see the effect in the example below.

Image shown

Image not shown

<div
  class="uk-background-image@m uk-background-muted uk-background-cover uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-medium uk-width-large"
  style="background-image: url(/images/dark.jpg)"
>
  <p class="uk-visible@m uk-h4 uk-margin-remove text-muted-foreground">
    Image shown
  </p>
  <p class="uk-hidden@m uk-h4 uk-margin-remove text-muted-foreground">
    Image not shown
  </p>
</div>

Blend modes

Add one of the following classes to apply different blend modes to your background image. You can combine these with the background color classes, as well. For a better understanding of how background blend modes work, take a look at this CSS Tricks article.

Class	Description
`.uk-background-blend-multiply`	This class sets the blend mode to multiply.
`.uk-background-blend-screen`	This class sets the blend mode to screen.
`.uk-background-blend-overlay`	This class sets the blend mode to overlay.
`.uk-background-blend-darken`	This class sets the blend mode to darken.
`.uk-background-blend-lighten`	This class sets the blend mode to lighten.
`.uk-background-blend-color-dodge`	This class sets the blend mode to color dodge.
`.uk-background-blend-color-burn`	This class sets the blend mode to color burn.
`.uk-background-blend-hard-light`	This class sets the blend mode to hard light.
`.uk-background-blend-soft-light`	This class sets the blend mode to soft light.
`.uk-background-blend-difference`	This class sets the blend mode to difference.
`.uk-background-blend-exclusion`	This class sets the blend mode to exclusion.
`.uk-background-blend-hue`	This class sets the blend mode to hue.
`.uk-background-blend-saturation`	This class sets the blend mode to saturation.
`.uk-background-blend-color`	This class sets the blend mode to color.
`.uk-background-blend-luminosity`	This class sets the blend mode to luminosity.

<div class="uk-background-primary uk-background-blend-multiply"></div>

Multiply

Screen

Overlay

Darken

Lighten

Color Dodge

Color Burn

Hard Light

Soft Light

Difference

Exclusion

Hue

Saturation

Color

Luminosity

<div class="uk-child-width-1-3@s uk-grid-small uk-child-width-1-2" uk-grid>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-multiply uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Multiply</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-screen uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Screen</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-overlay uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Overlay</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-darken uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Darken</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-lighten uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Lighten</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-color-dodge uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Color Dodge</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-color-burn uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Color Burn</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-hard-light uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Hard Light</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-soft-light uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Soft Light</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-difference uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Difference</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-exclusion uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Exclusion</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-hue uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Hue</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-saturation uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Saturation</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-color uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Color</p>
    </div>
  </div>
  <div>
    <div
      class="uk-background-primary uk-background-cover uk-background-blend-luminosity uk-flex uk-flex-center uk-flex-middle uk-height-small uk-panel"
      style="background-image: url(/images/photo.jpg)"
    >
      <p class="uk-h4 text-muted-foreground">Luminosity</p>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

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Usage
Size modifiers
Position modifiers
No repeat
Attachment
Responsive
Blend modes

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