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<section class="section">
  <div class="container">
    <h1 class="title">Variables</h1>
    <h2 class="subtitle">Easily <strong>customize</strong> Bulma to match your design</h2>

    <hr>

    <div class="content">
      <p>Bulma has 1 variable file divided into <strong>4</strong> sections:</p>
      <ul>
        <li>
          <strong>Initial variables</strong>: where you define variables by <strong>direct value</strong>, like:
          <ul>
            <li><strong>colors</strong>: <code>$blue: #42afe3</code></li>
            <li><strong>font families</strong>: <code>$family-sans-serif: "Helvetica Neue", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif</code></li>
            <li><strong>font sizes</strong>: <code>$size-1: 48px</code></li>
            <li><strong>other values</strong>: <code>$nav-height: 50px</code> or <code>$easing: ease-out</code></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li>
          <strong>Primary colors</strong> derived from the initial variables:
          <ul>
            <li><code>$primary: $turquoise</code></li>
            <li><code>$info: $blue</code></li>
            <li><code>$success: $green</code></li>
            <li><code>$warning: $yellow</code></li>
            <li><code>$danger: $red</code></li>
            <li><code>$dark: $grey-darker</code></li>
            <li><code>$text: $grey-dark</code></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li>
          <strong>Generated variables</strong> where variables are <strong>calculated</strong> from the values set in the previous file. For example, you can have:
          <ul>
            <li><code>$body-background: $grey-lighter</code>: the page's main background is the lighter grey</li>
            <li><code>$link: $primary</code>: the links use the primary color</li>
            <li><code>$family-primary: $family-sans-serif</code>: the primary font family is the sans-serif one</li>
          </ul>
        </li>
        <li>
          <strong>Lists and maps</strong> which are collections so already defined variables:
          <ul>
            <li><code>$colors: (dark: ($dark, $dark-invert), primary: ($primary, $primary-invert), info: ($info, $info-invert), success: ($success, $success-invert), warning: ($warning, $warning-invert), danger: ($danger, $danger-invert))</code></li>
            <li><code>$sizes: $size-1 $size-2 $size-3 $size-4 $size-5 $size-6</code></li>
          </ul>
        </li>
      </ul>
      <p>
        To <strong>override</strong> any of these variables, just set them <em>before</em> importing Bulma.
      </p>
    </div>

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<table class="table is-bordered is-striped">
<tr><th colspan="2">1. Initial variables</th></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Colors</th></tr>

<tr>
  <td><code>$black</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #111;"></span>
  #111
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$grey-darker</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #222324;"></span>
  #222324
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$grey-dark</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #69707a;"></span>
  #69707a
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$grey</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #aeb1b5;"></span>
  #aeb1b5
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$grey-light</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #d3d6db;"></span>
  #d3d6db
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$grey-lighter</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #f5f7fa;"></span>
  #f5f7fa
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$white</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #fff;"></span>
  #fff
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$blue</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #42afe3;"></span>
  #42afe3
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$green</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #97cd76;"></span>
  #97cd76
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$orange</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #f68b39;"></span>
  #f68b39
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$purple</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #847bb9;"></span>
  #847bb9
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$red</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #ed6c63;"></span>
  #ed6c63
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$turquoise</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #1fc8db;"></span>
  #1fc8db
  </td>
</tr>
<tr>
  <td><code>$yellow</code></td>
  <td>
  <span class="color" style="background-color: #fce473;"></span>
  #fce473
  </td>
</tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Typography</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$family-sans-serif</code></td><td>"Helvetica Neue", "Helvetica", "Arial", sans-serif</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$family-monospace</code></td><td>"Source Code Pro", "Monaco", "Inconsolata", monospace</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$size-1</code></td><td>48px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-2</code></td><td>40px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-3</code></td><td>28px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-4</code></td><td>24px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-5</code></td><td>18px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-6</code></td><td>14px</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$size-7</code></td><td>11px</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$weight-normal</code></td><td>400</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$weight-bold</code></td><td>700</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$weight-title-normal</code></td><td>300</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$weight-title-bold</code></td><td>500</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Breakpoints</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$tablet</code></td><td>769px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$desktop</code></td><td>980px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$widescreen</code></td><td>1180px</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Miscellaneous</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$easing</code></td><td>ease-out</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$radius</code></td><td>3px</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$speed</code></td><td>86ms</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">2. Primary colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$primary</code></td><td>$turquoise</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$info</code></td><td>$blue</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$success</code></td><td>$green</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$warning</code></td><td>$yellow</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$danger</code></td><td>$red</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$light</code></td><td>$grey-lighter</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$dark</code></td><td>$grey-dark</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$text</code></td><td>$grey-dark</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">3. Generated variables</th></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Invert colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$primary-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($primary)</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$info-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($info)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$success-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($success)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$warning-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($warning)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$danger-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($danger)</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$light-invert</code></td><td>$dark</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$dark-invert</code></td><td>$light</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">General colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$body-background</code></td><td>$grey-lighter</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$background</code></td><td>$grey-lighter</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$border</code></td><td>$grey-light</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$border-hover</code></td><td>$grey</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Text colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$text-invert</code></td><td>findColorInvert($text)</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$text-light</code></td><td>$grey</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$text-strong</code></td><td>$grey-darker</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Code colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$code</code></td><td>$red</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$code-background</code></td><td>$background</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$pre</code></td><td>$text</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$pre-background</code></td><td>$background</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Link colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$link</code></td><td>$primary</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$link-invert</code></td><td>$primary-invert</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$link-visited</code></td><td>$purple</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$link-hover</code></td><td>$grey-darker</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$link-hover-background</code></td><td>$grey-lighter</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$link-hover-border</code></td><td>$grey-darker</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$link-active</code></td><td>$grey-darker</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$link-active-border</code></td><td>$grey-darker</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Control colors</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$control</code></td><td>$text-strong</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-background</code></td><td>$text-invert</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-border</code></td><td>$border</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$control-hover</code></td><td>$link-hover</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-hover-border</code></td><td>$border-hover</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$control-active</code></td><td>$link</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-active-background</code></td><td>$link</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-active-background-invert</code></td><td>$link-invert</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$control-active-border</code></td><td>$link</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">Typography</th></tr>

<tr><td><code>$family-primary</code></td><td>$family-sans-serif</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$family-code</code></td><td>$family-monospace</td></tr>

<tr><td><code>$size-small</code></td><td>$size-7</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-normal</code></td><td>$size-6</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-medium</code></td><td>$size-5</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-large</code></td><td>$size-3</td></tr>
<tr><td><code>$size-huge</code></td><td>$size-1</td></tr>

<tr><th colspan="2">4. Lists and maps</th></tr>

<tr>
  <td><code>$colors</code>
  <td>
  (white: ($white, $black),<br>
  black: ($black, $white),<br>
  light: ($light, $light-invert),<br>
  dark: ($dark, $dark-invert),<br>
  primary: ($primary, $primary-invert),<br>
  info: ($info, $info-invert),<br>
  success: ($success, $success-invert),<br>
  warning: ($warning, $warning-invert),<br>
  danger: ($danger, $danger-invert))
  </td>
</tr>

<tr><td><code>$sizes</code></td><td>$size-1 $size-2 $size-3 $size-4 $size-5 $size-6</td></tr>
</table>

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