CSS border-left-color Property
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Definition and Usage
The border-left-color property sets the color of an element's left border.
Note: Always declare the border-style or the
border-left-style
property before the border-left-color property. An element must have a border
before you can change the color.
| Default value: | The current color of the element |
|---|---|
| Inherited: | no |
| Animatable: | yes. Read about animatable Try it |
| Version: | CSS1 |
| JavaScript syntax: | object.style.borderLeftColor="blue" Try it |
Browser Support
The numbers in the table specify the first browser version that fully supports the property.
| Property | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| border-left-color | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.5 |
CSS Syntax
border-left-color: color|transparent|initial|inherit;
Property Values
| Value | Description | Demo |
|---|---|---|
| color | Specifies the color of the left border. Look at CSS Color Values for a complete list of possible color values. Default color is the current color of the element | Demo ❯ |
| transparent | Specifies that the border color should be transparent | Demo ❯ |
| initial | Sets this property to its default value. Read about initial | |
| inherit | Inherits this property from its parent element. Read about inherit |
More Examples
Example
Set a color for the left border with a HEX value:
div {border-left-color: #92a8d1;}
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Example
Set a color for the left border with an RGB value:
div {border-left-color: rgb(201, 76, 76);}
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Set a color for the left border with an RGBA value:
div {border-left-color: rgba(201, 76, 76, 0.3);}
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Set a color for the left border with a HSL value:
div {border-left-color: hsl(89, 43%, 51%);}
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Set a color for the left border with a HSLA value:
div {border-left-color: hsla(89, 43%, 51%, 0.3);}
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Related Pages
CSS tutorial: CSS Border
CSS reference: border-left property
HTML DOM reference: borderLeftColor property
