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---
title: "Blend Difference"
description: "Auto-inverting captions using mix-blend-mode: difference — text flips between white and black per-pixel against the background"
---

# Blend Difference

Auto-inverting captions using mix-blend-mode: difference — text flips between white and black per-pixel against the background

`text` `effect` `blend-mode` `contrast` `inversion`

## Install

<CodeGroup>

```bash Terminal
npx hyperframes add caption-blend-difference
```

</CodeGroup>

## How It Works

White text with `mix-blend-mode: difference` inverts per-pixel against whatever is behind it:

- **Dark background** → text stays white
- **Light background** → text flips to black
- **Color background** → text becomes the complement (blue → orange, red → cyan)

The composition root needs `isolation: isolate` so the blend operates against sibling content (video, images) rather than the page background.

## Variants

| Class | Blend Mode | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `.blend-difference` | `difference` | Hard per-pixel inversion — maximum contrast |
| `.blend-difference-soft` | `exclusion` | Softer inversion — less harsh on midtones |
| `.blend-difference-screen` | `screen` | Text glows on dark areas, fades on light |

## Example

```html
<div data-composition-id="root" style="isolation: isolate;">
<video src="video.mp4" muted playsinline
data-start="0" data-duration="30" data-track-index="0" />

<div class="clip blend-difference"
data-start="0" data-duration="5" data-track-index="1"
style="position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 10;
display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;">
<span style="font-size: 120px; font-weight: 800;">
YOUR CAPTION
</span>
</div>
</div>
```

## CSS Custom Properties

| Property | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `--blend-caption-color` | `white` | Base text color before blending |
| `--blend-mode` | `difference` | Override blend mode on `.blend-difference` |

## Details

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Type | Component |

## Files

| File | Target | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `caption-blend-difference.html` | `compositions/components/caption-blend-difference.html` | hyperframes:snippet |

## Usage

Open `compositions/components/caption-blend-difference.html` and paste its contents into your composition. See the comment header in the file for detailed instructions.
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{
"group": "Effects",
"pages": [
"catalog/components/caption-blend-difference",
"catalog/components/grain-overlay",
"catalog/components/grid-pixelate-wipe",
"catalog/components/shimmer-sweep",
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<!--
Blend Difference — auto-inverting captions via mix-blend-mode.

Text color inverts per-pixel against whatever is behind it:
white stays white on dark areas, flips to black on light areas.
On color video, white inverts to the complement (blue → orange,
red → cyan, green → magenta).

Setup:
1. The composition root (or a shared ancestor of both the video
and the caption layer) MUST have `isolation: isolate` so the
blend operates against sibling content, not the page background.
2. Add class="blend-difference" to any caption container.
3. Set caption text color to white. The blend mode handles the rest.

Works on any element — divs, spans, SVG text, even images.

Customize:
- --blend-caption-color: base text color (default white)
- Change blend mode via --blend-mode to 'exclusion' for a softer effect

Variants:
- .blend-difference → standard per-pixel inversion
- .blend-difference-soft → exclusion mode, less harsh contrast
- .blend-difference-screen → text glows on dark, fades on light
-->

<style>
.blend-difference {
mix-blend-mode: var(--blend-mode, difference);
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}

.blend-difference-soft {
mix-blend-mode: exclusion;
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}

.blend-difference-screen {
mix-blend-mode: screen;
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}
</style>

<!--
Composition setup example:

<div data-composition-id="root" ... style="isolation: isolate;">

<video id="bg" data-start="0" data-duration="30" data-track-index="0"
src="video.mp4" muted playsinline></video>

<div class="clip blend-difference" data-start="0" data-duration="5" data-track-index="1"
style="position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 10;
display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;">
<span style="font-size: 120px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;">
YOUR CAPTION
</span>
</div>
</div>


Timeline integration — animate captions normally, blend mode is passive:

tl.from(".caption", {
y: 50, opacity: 0, duration: 0.6, ease: "expo.out"
}, 0.2);


Notes:
- isolation: isolate on the composition root is REQUIRED.
Without it, blend mode composes against the page background
(usually white or black) and you get no inversion.
- Works with any GSAP animation — the blend composites every frame.
- For caption containers with multiple text elements, apply the
class to the shared parent, not each text element individually.
- On pure black backgrounds, white text stays white (difference
of white and black = white). The effect is most visible when
the background has varied luminance or color.
-->
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<!--
Blend Difference — auto-inverting captions via mix-blend-mode.

Text color inverts per-pixel against whatever is behind it:
white stays white on dark areas, flips to black on light areas.
On color video, white inverts to the complement (blue → orange,
red → cyan, green → magenta).

Setup:
1. The composition root (or a shared ancestor of both the video
and the caption layer) MUST have `isolation: isolate` so the
blend operates against sibling content, not the page background.
2. Add class="blend-difference" to any caption container.
3. Set caption text color to white. The blend mode handles the rest.

Works on any element — divs, spans, SVG text, even images.

Customize:
- --blend-caption-color: base text color (default white)
- Change blend mode via --blend-mode to 'exclusion' for a softer effect

Variants:
- .blend-difference → standard per-pixel inversion
- .blend-difference-soft → exclusion mode, less harsh contrast
- .blend-difference-screen → text glows on dark, fades on light
-->

<style>
.blend-difference {
mix-blend-mode: var(--blend-mode, difference);
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}

.blend-difference-soft {
mix-blend-mode: exclusion;
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}

.blend-difference-screen {
mix-blend-mode: screen;
color: var(--blend-caption-color, white);
pointer-events: none;
}
</style>

<!--
Composition setup example:

<div data-composition-id="root" ... style="isolation: isolate;">

<video id="bg" data-start="0" data-duration="30" data-track-index="0"
src="video.mp4" muted playsinline></video>

<div class="clip blend-difference" data-start="0" data-duration="5" data-track-index="1"
style="position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 10;
display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;">
<span style="font-size: 120px; font-weight: 800; text-transform: uppercase;">
YOUR CAPTION
</span>
</div>
</div>


Timeline integration — animate captions normally, blend mode is passive:

tl.from(".caption", {
y: 50, opacity: 0, duration: 0.6, ease: "expo.out"
}, 0.2);


Notes:
- isolation: isolate on the composition root is REQUIRED.
Without it, blend mode composes against the page background
(usually white or black) and you get no inversion.
- Works with any GSAP animation — the blend composites every frame.
- For caption containers with multiple text elements, apply the
class to the shared parent, not each text element individually.
- On pure black backgrounds, white text stays white (difference
of white and black = white). The effect is most visible when
the background has varied luminance or color.
-->
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{
"$schema": "https://hyperframes.heygen.com/schema/registry-item.json",
"name": "caption-blend-difference",
"type": "hyperframes:component",
"title": "Blend Difference",
"description": "Auto-inverting text using mix-blend-mode: difference — flips between white and black per-pixel against the background",
"tags": ["text", "effect", "blend-mode", "contrast", "inversion"],
"files": [
{
"path": "caption-blend-difference.html",
"target": "compositions/components/caption-blend-difference.html",
"type": "hyperframes:snippet"
}
]
}
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"name": "caption-highlight",
"type": "hyperframes:component"
},
{
"name": "caption-blend-difference",
"type": "hyperframes:component"
},
{
"name": "instagram-follow",
"type": "hyperframes:block"
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