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---
title: "Blend Difference"
description: "Auto-inverting text using mix-blend-mode: difference — flips between white and black per-pixel against the background"
---
import { InstallCommand } from "/snippets/install-command.jsx";
<video className="w-full aspect-video rounded-xl object-cover bg-zinc-100 dark:bg-zinc-800" src="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/catalog/components/caption-blend-difference.mp4" poster="https://static.heygen.ai/hyperframes-oss/docs/images/catalog/components/caption-blend-difference.png" autoPlay muted loop playsInline />
## Install
<InstallCommand command="npx hyperframes add caption-blend-difference" />
That writes one file: `compositions/components/caption-blend-difference.html`.
## Source
<Accordion title={`caption-blend-difference.html`}>
```html
<!--
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.
-->
```
</Accordion>
## 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.
{/* hf:generated-footer */}
Tagged `text` `text-effect` `effect` `blend-mode` `contrast` `inversion`.
## Related topics
- [Browse the complete Catalog](/catalog)
- [Add assets and Catalog items in Studio](/studio/assets-and-blocks)
- [Build a richer composition](/go-further)