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

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1. Filters
2. saturate

Filters

filter: saturate()

Utilities for applying saturation filters to an element.

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

Examples

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Basic example

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

saturate-50

saturate-100

saturate-150

saturate-200

<img class="saturate-50 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="saturate-100 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="saturate-150 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" /><img class="saturate-200 ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

Using a custom value

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

<img class="saturate-[.25] ..." src="/img/mountains.jpg" />

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

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

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

Responsive design

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

<img class="saturate-50 md:saturate-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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