The color
CSS @media
media feature can be used to apply styles based on the number of bits per color component (red, green, blue) of the output device.
Syntax
The color
feature is specified as an <integer>
value that represents the number of bits per color component (red, green, blue) of the output device. If the device is not a color device, the value is zero. It is a range feature, meaning that you can also use the prefixed min-color
and max-color
variants to query minimum and maximum values, respectively.
Note: If the various color components are represented by different numbers of bits, the smallest number is used. For example, if a display uses 5 bits for blue and red and 6 bits for green, then the device is considered to use 5 bits per color component. If the device uses indexed colors, the minimum number of bits per color component in the color table is used.
See Applying color to HTML elements using CSS to learn more about using CSS to apply color to HTML.
Example
HTML
<p>How many bits does your device support for color components?</p>
CSS
p { color: #000; } /* Any color device */ @media (color) { p { color: #ff0000; } } /* Any color device with at least 8 bits per color component */ @media (min-color: 8) { p { color: #35bd19; } }
Result
Specifications
Specification | Status | Comment |
---|---|---|
Media Queries Level 4 The definition of 'color' in that specification. |
Working Draft | The value can now be negative, in which case it computes to false. |
Media Queries The definition of 'color' in that specification. |
Recommendation | Initial definition. The value must be nonnegative. |
Browser compatibility
Feature | Chrome | Firefox (Gecko) | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | (Yes) | (Yes) | ? | (Yes) | (Yes) |
Feature | Android | Firefox Mobile (Gecko) | IE Mobile | Opera Mobile | Safari Mobile |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Basic support | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
See also
- Applying color to HTML elements using CSS
- The CSS
color
property - The CSS
<color>
data unit