Source: https://tailwindcss.com/docs/filter-brightness

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Filters

filter: brightness()

Utilities for applying brightness filters to an element.

| Class | Styles | | --- | --- | | brightness-<number> | filter: brightness(<number>%); | | brightness-(<custom-property>) | filter: brightness(var(<custom-property>)); | | brightness-[<value>] | filter: brightness(<value>); |

Examples

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Basic example

Use utilities like brightness-50 and brightness-100 to control an element's brightness:

brightness-50

brightness-100

brightness-125

brightness-200

<img class="brightness-50 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="brightness-100 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="brightness-125 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="brightness-200 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

Using a custom value

Use the brightness-[<value>] syntax to set the brightness based on a completely custom value:

<img class="brightness-[1.75] ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

For CSS variables, you can also use the brightness-(<custom-property>) syntax:

<img class="brightness-(--my-brightness) ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

This is just a shorthand for brightness-[var(<custom-property>)] that adds the var() function for you automatically.

Responsive design

Prefix a filter: brightness() utility with a breakpoint variant like md: to only apply the utility at medium screen sizes and above:

<img class="brightness-110 md:brightness-150 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

Learn more about using variants in the variants documentation .

On this page

• Quick reference

• Examples

  • Basic example

  • Using a custom value

  • Responsive design

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