Effects

Liquid Gradient Background

A smooth, animated liquid gradient background powered by the gradflow WebGL library. Blends three color stops with a silk-flow shader and a hint of noise to avoid banding. Foreground content renders in white on top. Great as a hero section background, an onboarding canvas, or a full-screen modal backdrop.

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Requires gradflow. React 18+ and Tailwind CSS v3+ assumed. Save as LiquidGradient.tsx.

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Build components/LiquidGradient.tsx. Client component wrapping the gradflow library (npm install gradflow). Renders a relative container (min-h-screen default, overridable via minHeight prop). Inside an absolute inset-0 layer, mount <GradFlow config={{ color1: {r:14,g:82,b:255}, color2: {r:130,g:220,b:255}, color3: {r:255,g:255,b:255}, speed: 0.9, scale: 2, type: "silk", noise: 0.16 }} />. Foreground children render on top in a relative z-10 wrapper with text-white color. Props: children, className?, minHeight?. Single default export. Font-sans. Include a comment noting the gradflow dependency.

How to use it

  1. Use as a hero background, empty-state canvas, onboarding backdrop, or full-screen modal overlay.
  2. White text on top reads best. Tune the three color stops to match your brand.
  3. Runs a small WebGL canvas via the gradflow library. Falls back to a static gradient under reduced-motion.

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How do I use this component in my project?+

Copy the source file from the "Copy code" button and save it into your components folder. Add any listed dependencies (React 18 or later and Tailwind CSS v3 or later are always required, plus framer-motion or gradflow if the component lists them). Import and render the component wherever you want it. Every prop is optional and defaulted.

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Yes. Every component takes props for its content (headline, subtitle, image URL, CTA, and so on) and uses Tailwind classes throughout, so you can restyle without touching the logic. For deeper design changes, paste the prompt into Claude Code, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, or Codex and describe your brand tokens, spacing, or motion tweaks.

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Yes. Everything on this page is free to copy, adapt, and ship in commercial projects. No attribution required. If you post a public showcase we always appreciate a link back.

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All five prompts produce the same design. Claude Code and Codex are best when you want the component slotted into a project with existing conventions. Cursor is ideal for editing inside your IDE with the file open. Lovable and Replit spin up a fresh preview fastest, useful for a quick play.

Do these work with Next.js, Vite, and Remix?+

Yes. The source files are plain React 18 client components. They run on any framework that supports React 18 and Tailwind CSS v3. If a component needs the "use client" directive (all of them do here, since they use hooks), keep the directive at the top of the file when you paste.