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CSS CSS Basics (2014) Enhancing the Design With CSS Gradients: Color Stops

Matthew Keys
Matthew Keys
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Posted by Matthew Keys
Matthew Keys
1,922 Points

Negatives values of color stops making slashes - please explain

Hi. If I use the following code, it has a light blue color at the bottom left, and half way it changes suddenly into purple. Can someone please explain why there is a sudden slash?

background-image: linear-gradient(35deg, #6633ff 0%, #3366ff 50%, #0099ff -100%);

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

Listing stop locations out of order causes a sudden transition.

It doesn't have to be a negative value. You will see the same thing for any value less than or equal to 50%. Since the previous stop was already at or beyond the current stop position, the gradient generator just switches the color completely at that point.

You might enjoy this Gradient Generator for experimenting with CSS gradients. You'll notice if you set two stops at the same point you'll get that same sudden transition. But if you move one stop to the other side of another, the generator automatically changes the CSS to order them properly.