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    Background Gradient Animation

    A smooth and elegant background gradient animation that changes the gradient position over time.

    Gradients X Animations

    Installation

    Run the following command

    npx shadcn@latest add @aceternity/background-gradient-animation

    Add animations to your CSS

    Add these animations to your CSS file:

    @import "tailwindcss";
     
    @theme inline {
      --animate-first: moveVertical 30s ease infinite;
      --animate-second: moveInCircle 20s reverse infinite;
      --animate-third: moveInCircle 40s linear infinite;
      --animate-fourth: moveHorizontal 40s ease infinite;
      --animate-fifth: moveInCircle 20s ease infinite;
    }
     
    @keyframes moveHorizontal {
      0% {
        transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-10%);
      }
      50% {
        transform: translateX(50%) translateY(10%);
      }
      100% {
        transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-10%);
      }
    }
     
    @keyframes moveInCircle {
      0% {
        transform: rotate(0deg);
      }
      50% {
        transform: rotate(180deg);
      }
      100% {
        transform: rotate(360deg);
      }
    }
     
    @keyframes moveVertical {
      0% {
        transform: translateY(-50%);
      }
      50% {
        transform: translateY(50%);
      }
      100% {
        transform: translateY(-50%);
      }
    }

    Props

    Prop NameTypeDefault ValueDescription
    gradientBackgroundStartstring"rgb(108, 0, 162)"The starting color of the background gradient, specified as an RGB value.
    gradientBackgroundEndstring"rgb(0, 17, 82)"The ending color of the background gradient, specified as an RGB value.
    firstColorstring"18, 113, 255"The first color used in the animation, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    secondColorstring"221, 74, 255"The second color used in the animation, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    thirdColorstring"100, 220, 255"The third color used in the animation, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    fourthColorstring"200, 50, 50"The fourth color used in the animation, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    fifthColorstring"180, 180, 50"The fifth color used in the animation, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    pointerColorstring"140, 100, 255"The color of the pointer, specified as an RGB value without the rgb tag.
    sizestring"80%"The size of the animated elements.
    blendingValuestring"hard-light"The blending mode used for the animated elements.
    childrenReact.ReactNodeundefinedChildren components to be rendered inside the component.
    classNamestringundefinedAdditional CSS class for styling.
    interactivebooleantrueDetermines if the animation is interactive or not.
    containerClassNamestringundefinedAdditional CSS class for the container.

    Special thanks to this video that inspired this component.

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