How to make div scale vertically all the way down?

Question

I have the following situation, presented in the picture. Grey div is the parent of magenta and blue divs. Magenta div scales vertically with the content. I would like to ha

Answer 1

The key is to have a set height on the parent container. Then the height:100% works

    

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