Serra da Estrela
Three ridge walks above the clouds
Parallax Card Hover
The landscape in the card splits into layers that slide at different speeds: the sun rises, the far ridge barely moves, the near hills sweep past. Pure transforms on three stacked shapes.
Also known as: parallax hover effect css, layered image card, depth hover card.
HTML
<article class="hfx-card-parallax-layers">
<div class="hfx-card-parallax-layers-scene">
<span class="hfx-card-parallax-layers-sun"></span>
<span class="hfx-card-parallax-layers-far"></span>
<span class="hfx-card-parallax-layers-near"></span>
</div>
<div class="hfx-card-parallax-layers-body">
<h3>Serra da Estrela</h3>
<p>Three ridge walks above the clouds</p>
</div>
</article>CSS
.hfx-card-parallax-layers {
--c: var(--hfx-color, #3b82f6);
font-size: var(--hfx-size, 16px);
width: 15em;
border-radius: 0.75em;
overflow: hidden;
background: #fff;
border: 1px solid color-mix(in srgb, #000 10%, transparent);
color: #1f2937;
font-family: system-ui, sans-serif;
width: 13em;
transition: transform 0.4s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1), box-shadow 0.4s ease;}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers:hover {
transform: translateY(-0.2em);
box-shadow: 0 0.9em 1.4em -0.9em color-mix(in srgb, #000 35%, transparent);
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-scene {
position: relative;
height: 6.2em;
overflow: hidden;
background: linear-gradient(to bottom, color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 30%, #fff), color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 12%, #fff7ed));
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-scene > span {
position: absolute;
transition: transform 0.8s cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.8, 0.2, 1);
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-sun {
top: 2.3em;
left: 58%;
width: 1.8em;
height: 1.8em;
border-radius: 50%;
background: #fde68a;
box-shadow: 0 0 1em #fde68a;
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-far {
inset: 1.2em -2em 0;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 45%, #fff);
clip-path: polygon(0 62%, 14% 40%, 26% 55%, 42% 22%, 56% 48%, 70% 30%, 86% 52%, 100% 38%, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-near {
inset: 3em -3em 0;
background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--c) 80%, #000);
clip-path: polygon(0 55%, 20% 30%, 38% 60%, 60% 20%, 80% 58%, 100% 35%, 100% 100%, 0 100%);
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers:hover .hfx-card-parallax-layers-sun { transform: translateY(-1.2em); }
.hfx-card-parallax-layers:hover .hfx-card-parallax-layers-far { transform: translateX(-0.6em); }
.hfx-card-parallax-layers:hover .hfx-card-parallax-layers-near { transform: translateX(-2em); }
.hfx-card-parallax-layers-body { padding: 0.75em 0.95em 0.85em; }
.hfx-card-parallax-layers h3 {
font-weight: 600;
margin: 0 0 0.2em;
font-size: 0.95em;
transition: color 0.3s ease;
}
.hfx-card-parallax-layers:hover h3 { color: var(--c); }
.hfx-card-parallax-layers p {
margin: 0;
font-size: 0.78em;
color: #6b7280;
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
.hfx-card-parallax-layers, .hfx-card-parallax-layers *, .hfx-card-parallax-layers::before, .hfx-card-parallax-layers::after, .hfx-card-parallax-layers *::before, .hfx-card-parallax-layers *::after {
animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
}
}Customizing this snippet
- Color: set
--hfx-coloron the element or a parent. Currently previewing#3b82f6. - Base size: set
--hfx-size. Every other dimension is inem, so the whole thing scales together. Currently previewing16px. - Speed: change the duration on the
transitionoranimationshorthand. Staggered delays are relative, so they keep their rhythm. - Reduced motion: the rule at the end of the CSS turns the motion off for people who asked their OS for less of it. Keep it.