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# Variables

## Easily customize Bulma to match your design

Bulma has two variable files divided into 4 sections:

1. Initial variables: where you define variables by literal value, like:
   - colors: `$blue: hsl(217, 71%, 53%)`
   - font sizes: `$size-1: 3rem`
   - dimensions: `$gap: 24px`
   - other values: `$easing: ease-out` or `$radius-large: 5px`
2. Derived variables where variables are calculated from the values set in the previous file. For example, you can have:
   - Primary colors derived from the initial variables:
     - `$primary: $turquoise`
     - `$info: $blue`
     - `$success: $green`
     - `$warning: $yellow`
     - `$danger: $red`
     - `$dark: $grey-darker`
     - `$text: $grey-dark`
   - `$background: $white-ter`: a general background color
   - `$link: $primary`: the links use the primary color
   - `$family-primary: $family-sans-serif`: the primary font family is the sans-serif one
   - Lists and maps which are collections so already defined variables:
     - `$colors: (dark: ($dark, $dark-invert), primary: ($primary, $primary-invert), info: ($info, $info-invert), success: ($success, $success-invert), warning: ($warning, $warning-invert), danger: ($danger, $danger-invert))`
     - `$shades: ("black-bis": $black-bis, "black-ter": $black-ter, "grey-darker": $grey-darker, "grey-dark": $grey-dark, "grey": $grey, "grey-light": $grey-light, "grey-lighter": $grey-lighter, "white-ter": $white-ter, "white-bis": $white-bis)`
     - `$sizes: $size-1 $size-2 $size-3 $size-4 $size-5 $size-6`

To override any of these variables, just set them before importing Bulma.

### Initial variables #

These are variables with a literal value.

`$black` | `hsl(0, 0%, 4%)`
`$black-bis` | `hsl(0, 0%, 7%)`
`$black-ter` | `hsl(0, 0%, 14%)`
`$grey-darker` | `hsl(0, 0%, 21%)`
`$grey-dark` | `hsl(0, 0%, 29%)`
`$grey` | `hsl(0, 0%, 48%)`
`$grey-light` | `hsl(0, 0%, 71%)`
`$grey-lighter` | `hsl(0, 0%, 86%)`
`$white-ter` | `hsl(0, 0%, 96%)`
`$white-bis` | `hsl(0, 0%, 98%)`
`$white` | `hsl(0, 0%, 100%)`
`$orange` | `hsl(14, 100%, 53%)`
`$yellow` | `hsl(48, 100%, 67%)`
`$green` | `hsl(141, 71%, 48%)`
`$turquoise` | `hsl(171, 100%, 41%)`
`$blue` | `hsl(217, 71%, 53%)`
`$purple` | `hsl(271, 100%, 71%)`
`$red` | `hsl(348, 100%, 61%)`
`$family-sans-serif` | `BlinkMacSystemFont, -apple-system, "Segoe UI", "Roboto", "Oxygen", "Ubuntu", "Cantarell", "Fira Sans", "Droid Sans", "Helvetica Neue", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif`
`$family-monospace` | `monospace`
`$render-mode` | `optimizeLegibility`
`$size-1` | `3rem`
`$size-2` | `2.5rem`
`$size-3` | `2rem`
`$size-4` | `1.5rem`
`$size-5` | `1.25rem`
`$size-6` | `1rem`
`$size-7` | `0.75rem`
`$weight-light` | `300`
`$weight-normal` | `400`
`$weight-medium` | `500`
`$weight-semibold` | `600`
`$weight-bold` | `700`
`$gap` | `24px`
`$tablet` | `769px`
`$desktop` | `960px + (2 * $gap)`
`$widescreen` | `1152px + (2 * $gap)`
`$fullhd` | `1344px + (2 * $gap)`
`$easing` | `ease-out`
`$radius-small` | `2px`
`$radius` | `3px`
`$radius-large` | `5px`
`$speed` | `86ms`

### Derived variables #

These are variables with a value that references another variable.

`$primary` | `$turquoise`
`$info` | `$blue`
`$success` | `$green`
`$warning` | `$yellow`
`$danger` | `$red`
`$light` | `$white-ter`
`$dark` | `$grey-darker`
`$orange-invert` | `findColorInvert($orange)`
`$yellow-invert` | `findColorInvert($yellow)`
`$green-invert` | `findColorInvert($green)`
`$turquoise-invert` | `findColorInvert($turquoise)`
`$blue-invert` | `findColorInvert($blue)`
`$purple-invert` | `findColorInvert($purple)`
`$red-invert` | `findColorInvert($red)`
`$primary-invert` | `$turquoise-invert`
`$info-invert` | `$blue-invert`
`$success-invert` | `$green-invert`
`$warning-invert` | `$yellow-invert`
`$danger-invert` | `$red-invert`
`$light-invert` | `$dark`
`$dark-invert` | `$light`
`$background` | `$white-ter`
`$border` | `$grey-lighter`
`$border-hover` | `$grey-light`
`$text` | `$grey-dark`
`$text-invert` | `findColorInvert($text)`
`$text-light` | `$grey`
`$text-strong` | `$grey-darker`
`$code` | `$red`
`$code-background` | `$background`
`$pre` | `$text`
`$pre-background` | `$background`
`$link` | `$primary`
`$link-invert` | `$primary-invert`
`$link-visited` | `$purple`
`$link-hover` | `$grey-darker`
`$link-hover-border` | `$grey-light`
`$link-focus` | `$grey-darker`
`$link-focus-border` | `$primary`
`$link-active` | `$grey-darker`
`$link-active-border` | `$grey-dark`
`$family-primary` | `$family-sans-serif`
`$family-code` | `$family-monospace`
`$size-small` | `$size-7`
`$size-normal` | `$size-6`
`$size-medium` | `$size-5`
`$size-large` | `$size-4`
`$colors` | `("white": ($white, $black), "black": ($black, $white), "light": ($light, $light-invert), "dark": ($dark, $dark-invert), "primary": ($primary, $primary-invert), "info": ($info, $info-invert), "success": ($success, $success-invert), "warning": ($warning, $warning-invert), "danger": ($danger, $danger-invert))`
`$shades` | `("black-bis": $black-bis, "black-ter": $black-ter, "grey-darker": $grey-darker, "grey-dark": $grey-dark, "grey": $grey, "grey-light": $grey-light, "grey-lighter": $grey-lighter, "white-ter": $white-ter, "white-bis": $white-bis)`
`$sizes` | `$size-1 $size-2 $size-3 $size-4 $size-5 $size-6`

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