<head>
<meta id="light-theme-meta-tag" name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: light)" content="#319197">
<meta id="dark-theme-meta-tag" name="theme-color" media="(prefers-color-scheme: dark)" content="#444">
</head>
<body>
<input id="light" class="color-scheme-button" name="color-scheme" type="radio" checked/>
<input id="dark" class="color-scheme-button" name="color-scheme" type="radio"/>
<input id="blue" class="color-scheme-button" name="color-scheme" type="radio"/>
<input id="red" class="color-scheme-button" name="color-scheme" type="radio"/>
<input id="high-contrast" class="color-scheme-button" name="color-scheme" type="radio"/>
<div class="color-scheme-wrapper">
<div class="color-scheme-dropdown">
<input id="show-color-schemes" type="checkbox" />
<label for="show-color-schemes" >
<span class="show">Show</span><span class="hide">Hide</span> color schemes:
<span class="icon-btn">
<span class="icon"></span>
</span>
</label>
<div class="color-scheme-dropdown-inner">
<label id="light-label" class="color-scheme-label" for="light">
<span class="dark-mode-hide">Light mode</span>
<span class="light-mode-hide">Dark mode</span>
</label>
<label id="dark-label" class="color-scheme-label" for="dark">
<span class="light-mode-hide">Light mode</span>
<span class="dark-mode-hide">Dark mode</span>
</label>
<label id="red-label" class="color-scheme-label" for="red">
Red mode
</label>
<label id="blue-label" class="color-scheme-label" for="blue">
Blue mode
</label>
<label id="high-contrast-label" class="color-scheme-label" for="high-contrast">
High contrast mode
</label>
</div>
</div>
<h1>No JS multiple color scheme picker</h1>
<p>This color scheme toggle uses just <strong>html</strong> and <strong>css</strong> to change the color of the page.</p>
<p>It also uses <strong>JavaScript</strong> to add progressive enhancements — like storing user's color scheme preferences, and updating the <strong>theme-color</strong> meta tag.</p>
<p>
This was <a href="https://endtimes.dev/html-and-css-only-multiple-color-scheme-picker/">created for a tutorial you can read here</a> or on <a href="https://dev.to/shadowfaxrodeo/how-to-make-an-html-and-css-only-multiple-color-scheme-picker-2076">dev.to</a>
</p>
<p>
You can see a real life of this in action at <a href="https://missingdice.com/">missingdice.com</a>
</p>
<p>
Much of this tutorial is an extension of a <a href="https://endtimes.dev/no-javascript-dark-mode-toggle/">previous tutorial about an <strong>html</strong> and <strong>css</strong> only dark mode toggle</a> — also available on <a href="https://dev.to/shadowfaxrodeo/an-html-and-css-only-dark-mode-toggle-button-1p3c">dev.to</a>.
</p>
</body>/* Tutorial CSS starts here */
:root {
--bg:#F4F0EB;
--glare:#fff;
--shade:#E6DCD1;
--text:#011427;
--btn:#ACCDD7;
--radio:#000;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--bg:#444;
--glare:#333;
--shade:#222;
--text:white;
--btn:#5F0F40;
--radio:#fff;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
}
#dark:checked ~ *{
--bg:#444;
--glare:#333;
--shade:#222;
--text:white;
--btn:#5F0F40;
--radio:#fff;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
#dark:checked ~ *{
--bg:#F4F0EB;
--glare:#fff;
--shade:#E6DCD1;
--text:#011427;
--btn:#ACCDD7;
--radio:#000;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
}
#blue:checked ~ *{
--bg:#ACCBE1;
--glare:#CEE5F2;
--shade:#7C98B3;
--btn:#FAB3A9;
--text:#000;
--radio:#000;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
#red:checked ~ *{
--bg:#fdb1b8;
--shade:#fd8189;
--glare:#f3d2d5;
--text:black;
--btn:#F3CA40;
--radio:#000;
--btn-border:transparent;
}
#high-contrast:checked ~ *{
--bg:#000;
--glare:#000;
--shade:#000;
--text:#fff;
--btn:#000;
--radio:#0f0;
--btn-border:#ff0;
}
.color-scheme-wrapper {
min-height:100vh;
padding:1rem;
background:#F4F0EB;
background:var(--bg);
color:#000;
color:var(--text);
}
.color-scheme-button,
.color-scheme-label {
display:none;
}
@supports(--css:custom-properties) {
.color-scheme-button,
.color-scheme-label {
display:inline;
}
}
@media(-ms-high-contrast:active) {
.color-scheme-button,
.color-scheme-label {
display:none;
}
}
/* Hide based on prefers-color-scheme */
.light-mode-hide {
display:none;
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
.light-mode-hide {
display:block
}
.dark-mode-hide {
display:none;
}
}
/* Tutorial CSS ends here */
/* The rest of the css is to make this codepen look nice */
body {
margin:0;
padding:0;
font-size:18px;
font-family:monospace;
}
input[type=radio], input[type=checkbox]{
position:absolute;
opacity: 0.00001;
}
.color-scheme-dropdown {
background:#E6DCD1;
background:var(--shade);
border-radius:6px;
display:inline-flex;
flex-direction:column;
box-sizing:border-box;
border:2px solid var(--btn-border);
}
.color-scheme-dropdown-inner {
display:none;
padding:.8rem;
border-top:solid 2px var(--btn-border);
}
#show-color-schemes:checked ~ .color-scheme-dropdown-inner {
display:block;
}
.hide {
display:none
}
#show-color-schemes:checked + label .show {
display:none;
}
#show-color-schemes:checked + label .hide {
display:inline;
}
#show-color-schemes + label {
display:inline-flex;
padding: .8rem 1.2rem;
align-items: center;
border-radius: 4px;
user-select: none;
}
#show-color-schemes + label:hover {
background:#F4F0EB;
background:var(--bg);
}
#show-color-schemes + label:active {
transform: translateY(1px);
}
.icon-btn {
background:#ACCDD7;
background: var(--btn);
box-shadow: 0 2px rgba(0,0,0,.2);
height: 2rem;
width:2rem;
border-radius: 2rem;
border: solid 2px var(--btn-border);
position: relative;
color: #011427;
color: var(--text);
margin-left:1rem;
display:flex;
justify-content:center;
align-items:center;
}
.icon {
position: static;
width: .5rem;
height: .5rem;
transform: rotate(135deg);
border-top:2px solid #011427;
border-right: 2px solid #011427;
border-top: 2px solid var(--text);
border-right: 2px solid var(--text);
margin-top: -2px;
}
#show-color-schemes:checked + label .icon {
transform: rotate(-45deg);
margin-top: 3px;
}
.color-scheme-label {
display:flex;
padding:1rem;
align-items:center;
justify-content:space-between;
border-radius:6px;
background:#F4F0EB;
background:var(--bg);
box-sizing:border-box;
border:solid 2px transparent;
}
.color-scheme-label + .color-scheme-label {
margin-top:.42rem;
}
.color-scheme-label:hover {
background:#fff;
background:var(--glare);
border:solid 2px var(--btn-border);
}
.color-scheme-label:after {
content:'';
display:flex;
height:1rem;
width:1rem;
border-radius:2rem;
border:solid 2px #000;
border:solid 2px var(--radio);
box-shadow:0 2px #E6DCD1, inset 0 2px #E6DCD1;
box-shadow:0 2px var(--shade), inset 0 2px var(--shade);
}
#blue:checked ~ .color-scheme-wrapper #blue-label:after,
#red:checked ~ .color-scheme-wrapper #red-label:after,
#light:checked ~ .color-scheme-wrapper #light-label:after,
#dark:checked ~ .color-scheme-wrapper #dark-label:after,
#high-contrast:checked ~ .color-scheme-wrapper #high-contrast-label:after {
box-shadow:
0 2px #E6DCD1,
inset 0 2px #E6DCD1,
inset 0 0 0 3px #F4F0EB,
inset 0 0 0 1rem #000;
box-shadow:
0 2px var(--shade),
inset 0 2px var(--shade),
inset 0 0 0 3px var(--bg),
inset 0 0 0 1rem var(--radio);
}
h1, p {
line-height:2;
max-width:50rem;
}
a {
color:#011427;
color:var(--text);
background:#ACCDD7;
background:var(--btn);
outline:dotted 1px #011427;
outline:dotted 1px var(--text);
outline-offset:0;
text-decoration:none;
}
a:hover {
outline-style:solid;
}var themeColors = {
'light':'#F4F0EB',
'dark':'#444',
'blue':'#ACCBE1',
'red':'#fdb1b8',
'high-contrast':'#000'
}
var lightThemeMetaTag = document.getElementById('light-theme-meta-tag')
var darkThemeMetaTag = document.getElementById('dark-theme-meta-tag')
var body = document.body
var selectedTheme = 'light'
function updateTheme(theme) {
var color = themeColors[theme]
lightThemeMetaTag.setAttribute("content", color);
darkThemeMetaTag.setAttribute("content", color);
body.style.backgroundColor = color;
selectedTheme = theme
saveThemeToLocalStorage(theme)
}
function swapLightAndDark(){
var light = themeColors.light
var dark = themeColors.dark
themeColors.dark = light
themeColors.light = dark
}
function saveThemeToLocalStorage(theme){
if(localStorage){
localStorage.setItem('color-scheme', theme);
}
}
function getThemeFromLocalStorage(){
if(localStorage){
var savedColorScheme = localStorage.getItem('color-scheme');
if(savedColorScheme){
var radioButton = document.getElementById(savedColorScheme);
radioButton.checked = true;
updateTheme(savedColorScheme)
}
}
}
var preferedColorScheme = window.matchMedia('(prefers-color-scheme: dark)');
var dark = preferedColorScheme.matches
if(dark){
swapLightAndDark()
}
preferedColorScheme.addEventListener('change', () => {
swapLightAndDark()
setTheme(selectedTheme)
});
var radios = document.querySelectorAll('input[type=radio][name="color-scheme"]');
radios.forEach(radio => radio.addEventListener('change', (event) => {
var theme = event.target.id
updateTheme(theme)
}));
// This must be called after the check for dark mode
getThemeFromLocalStorage()
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