Sourav Dey
Moving Gradient animation with CSS 🎨

Moving Gradient animation with CSS 🎨

CSS Tips and Tricks

2 min read • 20 Apr, 2021

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Simple animations can bring a huge difference to your websites.

Let's build something simple and unique.

Complete page background animation with CSS moving gradient

See the Pen https://codepen.io/souravdey777/pen/poROYza by Sourav Dey (@souravdey777) on CodePen.

The above Codepen example shows a moving gradient animation on the whole body of the website.

Code snippet for the animation effect.

HTML 👇

<body>
  <h1>
     Animation effect on "body"
  </h1>
</body>

CSS 👇

body {
  background: -webkit-linear-gradient(
    -70deg,
    #a2facf,
    #64acff
  );
  background-size: 400% 400%;
  animation: gradient 5s ease infinite;
}
 
@keyframes gradient {
  0% {
    background-position: 0% 50%;
  }
  50% {
    background-position: 100% 50%;
  }
  100% {
    background-position: 0% 50%;
  }
}

So, What is happening ??

The ** background size here is 400% 400%** and the background is moving. Thus, the animation is happening.

Frame 2.png

Frame 3.png

A lot of cool stuff can be coded with this type of animation.

1. 🌈 Rainbow Effect

See the Pen https://codepen.io/souravdey777/pen/JjEmYRQ by Sourav Dey (@souravdey777) on CodePen.

The above Codepen example shows a 🌈 rainbow effect.

This is similar to the animation that we saw in the previous example but with 7 colors.

2. Loader for cards and simple components.

See the Pen https://codepen.io/souravdey777/pen/dyNgYZY by Sourav Dey (@souravdey777) on CodePen.

The above Codepen example shows a loader 🐌 with the same gradient animation.

3. Implementing the same effect on a button or cards

See the Pen https://codepen.io/souravdey777/pen/WNRaGMB by Sourav Dey (@souravdey777) on CodePen.

The above Codepen example shows 🌈 the rainbow effect on a button.

4. On Hover the same animation effect

See the Pen https://codepen.io/souravdey777/pen/ExZdNav by Sourav Dey (@souravdey777) on CodePen.

Animation on hovering on the card

Configurable parameters

Now, put on your creative 🤠 hats and make an interesting animation effect with moving gradients.

Drop the website link in the comments for which you would be doing it or have done it.

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