tailwindcss-theme-swapper
Extend your tailwind config with CSS Custom Properties and trigger the updating of them with any type of selector or media query.
Requirements
- Tailwind 1.2
Browser Support
Just needs to support CSS Custom Properties. IE11 can kind of work but only the base theme with something like postcss-preset-env
.
Installation
yarn add tailwindcss-theme-swapper
# or
npm install tailwindcss-theme-swapper --save-dev
Try It Out
Minimal
https://play.tailwindcss.com/a16eJQSf4a
Fancier (radix colors, multiple themes)
https://play.tailwindcss.com/jskI9McL20
Usage Example
In your tailwind.config.js:
const themeSwapper = require('tailwindcss-theme-swapper')
module.exports = {
plugins: [
themeSwapper({
themes: [
// The only required theme is `base`. Every property used in
// other themes must exist in here.
{
name: 'base',
selectors: [':root'],
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#f00',
},
},
},
{
name: 'dark',
selectors: ['.dark'],
mediaQuery: '@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)',
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#fff',
},
},
},
{
name: 'matrix',
selectors: ['.matrix'],
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#0f0',
},
},
},
],
}),
],
}
Theme Swapper Properties
{
// The name of the theme. You only have to name `base`.
name: 'dark',
// Apply one of these selectors(?) to an element and all of its children to use that theme.
// `<div class="dark">`, `<div data-theme="dark">`, `<div dark>`
selectors: ['.dark', '[data-theme="dark"]', '[dark]', ],
// If this media query matches the theme will apply to the entire page.
mediaQuery: '@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)',
// This extends your tailwind theme.
// Only keys/values defined here will be made into custom properties.
theme: {
colors: {
// ...
},
spacing: {
// ...
},
borderRadius: {
// ...
},
},
}
Example I:O
Themes Input
const themes = [
{
name: 'base',
selectors: [':root'],
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#222',
},
},
},
{
name: 'dark',
selectors: [
'.dark',
'[dark]',
'[data-theme="dark"]'
],
mediaQuery: '@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark)',
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#ddd',
},
},
},
{
name: 'high-contrast',
mediaQuery: '@media (prefers-contrast: high)',
theme: {
colors: {
primary: '#ddd',
},
},
},
]
CSS Output
:root {
--colors-primary: 34 34 34
}
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
:root {
--colors-primary: 221 221 221
}
}
.dark, [dark], [data-theme="dark"] {
--colors-primary: 221 221 221
}
@media (prefers-contrast: high) {
:root {
--colors-primary: 255 255 255
}
}
/* ... */
.text-primary {
--tw-text-opacity: 1;
color: rgb(var(--colors-primary) / var(--tw-text-opacity));
}
.bg-primary {
--tw-bg-opacity: 1;
background-color: rgb(var(--colors-primary) / var(--tw-bg-opacity));
}
.border-primary {
--tw-border-opacity: 1;
border-color: rgb(var(--colors-primary) / var(--tw-border-opacity));
}