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I would like to allow adjacent apps in my interface glow, overlaying each other with white, but the apps have a 0.25pt black border which I want to avoid diminishing. Is there a blend mode which allows me to apply white to everything except for colors near black?

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By the way I'm working with CSS, so the blend modes available are limited:

Not every blend mode has been translated from PhotoShop into CSS: as of this writing, we have access to multiply, screen, overlay, darken, lighten, color-dodge, color-burn, hard-light, soft-light, difference and exclusion,

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    I don't follow your question. What do you mean by "Apply white to everything but black?" What part do you want to glow?
    – Ryan
    Commented Aug 12, 2015 at 15:35

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Below you can see an example of a blue box with a black stroke, on the right there's a white overlay. You can see that this does not effect the black.

Box with overlay

Therefore, overlay should be the effect you are looking for.

Hope this helps! :)

PS.for future reference on colours, click here.

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    I tested this is InDesign, where Im working on the design mockup, but to no avail. I suspect the CYMK color space may be the problem.
    – J.Todd
    Commented Aug 12, 2015 at 15:57
  • That's exactly the problem, change to RGB (which is additive) and the overlay will then work :) also, CMYK is for print. You likely don't need this for your app!
    – Jenna
    Commented Aug 12, 2015 at 16:08
  • Well Yep InDesign is for print so it uses CYMK but I find it useful for making fast web page mockups!
    – J.Todd
    Commented Aug 12, 2015 at 17:44
  • @ColorQuestor it is indeed for print but has many other uses, e.g online brochures, or even layout and mock ups like you're doing. There's a question here that states how to change the color space :)
    – Jenna
    Commented Aug 13, 2015 at 19:03
  • Oh great, I didn't know about that, very neat thank you!
    – J.Todd
    Commented Aug 13, 2015 at 21:13

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