Color Pop

The image rests in grayscale and blooms back to saturated color on hover.

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Grayscale1

Color boost1.2

Duration500ms

Easing

Metadata

interaction: Hover · static fallback
browser: Modern evergreen
reduced motion: included
touch fallback: Static on touch

.ifx-card {
  position: relative; display: block; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--ifx-radius, 4px);
  aspect-ratio: var(--ifx-ar, 4 / 3); isolation: isolate;
}
.ifx-card__img {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) var(--ifx-ease, cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1)),
              filter var(--ifx-duration, 500ms) ease;
}
.ifx-card__caption {
  position: absolute; z-index: 3; margin: 0; color: var(--ifx-text, #fff);
}
.ifx-card__caption h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.2; }
.ifx-card__caption p { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; font-size: 0.78rem; opacity: 0.82; }

.ifx-card--color-pop {
  --ifx-desat: 1;
  --ifx-pop: 1.2;
  --ifx-duration: 500ms;
  --ifx-ease: cubic-bezier(.2,.6,.2,1);
}

.ifx-card--color-pop .ifx-card__img {
  filter: grayscale(var(--ifx-desat, 1));
}
@media (hover: hover) and (pointer: fine) {
  .ifx-card--color-pop:hover .ifx-card__img,
  .ifx-card--color-pop:focus-within .ifx-card__img {
    filter: grayscale(0) saturate(var(--ifx-pop, 1.2));
  }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ifx-card, .ifx-card *, .ifx-card::before, .ifx-card::after {
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
  }
}

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