saturate()
Summary
Applies a saturation effect to an element’s color, making it appear more or less vivid, for use by the filter property. A decimal value of 1 or percentage of 100% keeps the image as is, while increasing the amount produces more dramatically stratified hues.
This CSS property value is reflected in the following image:
filter: saturate(1000%);
filter: saturate(10); /* same */
Examples
The following example shows the difference between two images, where one has a saturation of 1000%:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Filter example</title>
<style>
.foo {
float: left;
}
.bar {
-webkit-filter: saturate(1000%);
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<img src="/logo/wplogo_transparent_xlg.png" class="foo" />
<img src="/logo/wplogo_transparent_xlg.png" class="foo bar" />
</body>
</html>
Notes
The CSS filter corresponds to this SVG filter definition, based on a variable amount passed to the function:
<filter id="saturate">
<feColorMatrix type="saturate" values="(1 - [amount])"/>
</filter>
Related specifications
- Filter Effects 1.0
- Editor’s Draft
- Filter Effects 1.0
- Working Draft
See also
Related articles
Filters
saturate()