Circle loading animation

Question

I\'m trying to create Apple\'s OS X circle loading animation.

What I h

Answer 1

I had to do this with a mixture of SVG and CSS gradients which i know is against the request but is what i know. I used some of your original code, mostly the SVG parts for the propeller shapes.

The radial gradient is made using 12 li elements.

.wheel,
.umbrella,
.color {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.wheel {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  position: relative;
}
.umbrella {
  position: relative;
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.35);
}
.color,
.color:nth-child(n+7):after {
  clip: rect(0, 15em, 15em, 7.5em);
}
.color:after,
.color:nth-child(n+7) {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  left: calc(50% - 7.5em);
  top: calc(50% - 7.5em);
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  clip: rect(0, 7.5em, 15em, 0);
}
.color:nth-child(1):after {
  background-color: #9ED110;
  transform: rotate(30deg);
  z-index: 12;
}
.color:nth-child(2):after {
  background-color: #50B517;
  transform: rotate(60deg);
  z-index: 11;
}
.color:nth-child(3):after {
  background-color: #179067;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  z-index: 10;
}
.color:nth-child(4):after {
  background-color: #476EAF;
  transform: rotate(120deg);
  z-index: 9;
}
.color:nth-child(5):after {
  background-color: #9f49ac;
  transform: rotate(150deg);
  z-index: 8;
}
.color:nth-child(6):after {
  background-color: #CC42A2;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  z-index: 7;
}
.color:nth-child(7):after {
  background-color: #FF3BA7;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
.color:nth-child(8):after {
  background-color: #FF5800;
  transform: rotate(210deg);
}
.color:nth-child(9):after {
  background-color: #FF8100;
  transform: rotate(240deg);
}
.color:nth-child(10):after {
  background-color: #FEAC00;
  transform: rotate(270deg);
}
.color:nth-child(11):after {
  background-color: #FFCC00;
  transform: rotate(300deg);
}
.color:nth-child(12):after {
  background-color: #EDE604;
  transform: rotate(330deg);
}

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These 12 elements can then be blurred together to form the smooth gradient.

I then animated the spin parts to make the effect you require.

var rotation = 0;

$(document).ready(function() {
  setInterval(function() {
    rotation += 1;
    $('.wheel svg').css({
      'transform': 'rotate(' + rotation + 'deg)'
    });;
  }, 10);
});

.wheel,
.umbrella,
.color {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.wheel {
  overflow: hidden;
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  position: relative;
}
.umbrella {
  position: relative;
  filter: blur(.75em);
  -webkit-filter: blur(.75em);
  -moz-filter: blur(.75em);
  -o-filter: blur(.75em);
  -ms-filter: blur(.75em);
  filter: url(#blur);
  filter: progid: DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Blur(PixelRadius='.75');
  -webkit-transform: scale(1.35);
}
.color,
.color:nth-child(n+7):after {
  clip: rect(0, 15em, 15em, 7.5em);
}
.color:after,
.color:nth-child(n+7) {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  border-radius: 50%;
  left: calc(50% - 7.5em);
  top: calc(50% - 7.5em);
  width: 15em;
  height: 15em;
  clip: rect(0, 7.5em, 15em, 0);
}
.color:nth-child(1):after {
  background-color: #9ED110;
  transform: rotate(30deg);
  z-index: 12;
}
.color:nth-child(2):after {
  background-color: #50B517;
  transform: rotate(60deg);
  z-index: 11;
}
.color:nth-child(3):after {
  background-color: #179067;
  transform: rotate(90deg);
  z-index: 10;
}
.color:nth-child(4):after {
  background-color: #476EAF;
  transform: rotate(120deg);
  z-index: 9;
}
.color:nth-child(5):after {
  background-color: #9f49ac;
  transform: rotate(150deg);
  z-index: 8;
}
.color:nth-child(6):after {
  background-color: #CC42A2;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
  z-index: 7;
}
.color:nth-child(7):after {
  background-color: #FF3BA7;
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}
.color:nth-child(8):after {
  background-color: #FF5800;
  transform: rotate(210deg);
}
.color:nth-child(9):after {
  background-color: #FF8100;
  transform: rotate(240deg);
}
.color:nth-child(10):after {
  background-color: #FEAC00;
  transform: rotate(270deg);
}
.color:nth-child(11):after {
  background-color: #FFCC00;
  transform: rotate(300deg);
}
.color:nth-child(12):after {
  background-color: #EDE604;
  transform: rotate(330deg);
}
body {
  padding: 5px;
}
.wheel svg {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  opacity: .5;
}

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