<form>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
  <div class="field">
    <label for="a">Label</label>
    <input type="text" id="a">
  </div>
</form>
form {
  padding:2em;
  .field {
    margin:3em auto;
    opacity:.5;
    text-align:center;
    // transform-origin:left;
    transition:all .2s ease-in-out;
    width:300px;
    &.active {
      opacity:1;
      transform:scale(1.5);      
    }
    &.semi-active {
      opacity:.75;
      transform:scale(1.25);
    }
    label {
      display:block;
    }
  }
}
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const firstField = document.querySelector(".field");
const secondField = document.querySelector(".field + .field");
const firstInput = document.querySelector(".field > input");
const fields = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('.field'));
const inputs = Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(".field > input"));

function blurAll() {
  fields.forEach(function(f) {
    f.classList.remove('active', 'semi-active');
  })
}

function advanceFocus(event) {
  blurAll();
  const thisField = event.target.closest(".field");
  const nextField = thisField.nextElementSibling;
  const prevField = thisField.previousElementSibling;
  thisField.classList.add("active");
  if (nextField) nextField.classList.add("semi-active");
  if (prevField) prevField.classList.add("semi-active");
}

inputs.forEach(function (f) {
  f.addEventListener("focus", advanceFocus);
});

firstField.classList.add("active");
secondField.classList.add("semi-active");
firstInput.focus();

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