Invert colors of an image in CSS or JavaScript

Question

How do I invert colors of an image (jpg/png..) in either css if possible or javascript?

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Answer 1

You can apply the style via javascript. This is the Js code below that applies the filter to the image with the ID theImage.

function invert(){
document.getElementById("theImage").style.filter="invert(100%)";
}

And this is the

<img id="theImage" class="img-responsive" src="http://i.imgur.com/1H91A5Y.png"></img>

Now all you need to do is call invert() We do this when the image is clicked.

function invert(){
document.getElementById("theImage").style.filter="invert(100%)";
}

<h4> Click image to invert </h4>

<img id="theImage" class="img-responsive" src="http://i.imgur.com/1H91A5Y.png" onClick="invert()" ></img>

We use this on our website

Answer 2

Can be done in major new broswers using the code below

.img {
    -webkit-filter:invert(100%);
     filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.BasicImage(invert='1');
}

However, if you want it to work across all browsers you need to use Javascript. Something like this gist will do the job.

Answer 3

For inversion from 0 to 1 and back you can use this library InvertImages, which provides support for IE 10. I also tested with IE 11 and it should work.

Answer 4

CSS3 has a new filter attribute which will only work in webkit browsers supported in webkit browsers and in Firefox. It does not have support in IE or Opera mini:

img {
   -webkit-filter: invert(1);
   filter: invert(1);
   }

<img src="http://i.imgur.com/1H91A5Y.png">