Tailwind CSS Saturate

The saturate utility in Tailwind CSS sets the saturation of an element's color. It can be used to increase or decrease the saturation of an image or a background color.

Syntax

The saturate utility follows the below syntax:

/* Default values */
saturate-{amount}
saturate-{amount}-{color}

/* Example */
saturate-50
saturate-75-blue

• saturate-{amount} sets the saturation of the element's color. The amount can be a value between 0 to 100.
• saturate-{amount}-{color} sets the saturation of the specific color. The amount and color are optional values.

Example

<!-- Example 1: Saturate an image -->
<img src="example.jpg" class="saturate-50" alt="Example image">

<!-- Example 2: Saturate a background -->
<div class="bg-gray-500 saturate-75"></div>

<!-- Example 3: Saturate a specific color -->
<div class="text-green-500 saturate-50-green"></div>

Output

The above example codes will generate the following output.

Explanation

• Example 1: The saturate-50 class set the saturation of the image's color to 50%.
• Example 2: The saturate-75 class sets the saturation of the bg-gray-500 background color to 75%.
• Example 3: The saturate-50-green class sets the saturation of the text-green-500 text color to 50%.

Use

The saturate utility in Tailwind CSS can be used to create visually appealing images and backgrounds with varying levels of saturation.

Important Points

• The saturate-{amount} utility can only be used with color-related properties.
• The amount value can be a number between 0 and 100.
• The saturate utility can be combined with other color-related utilities to create more complex color styles.

Summary

The saturate utility in Tailwind CSS sets the saturation of an element's color. It can be used to increase or decrease the saturation of an image or a background color. The saturate utility can be combined with other color-related utilities to create more complex color styles.