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Change background color while scrolling the page via jQuery

Ethan Karla33929-Jul-2021

How to change background color while scrolling the page via jQuery?


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Updated on 13-Jun-2023
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Ravi Vishwakarma

Ravi Vishwakarma

13-Jun-2023

To change the background color of a page while scrolling using jQuery, you can use the scroll event and modify the CSS properties of the body element. Here's an example:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>Change Background Color on Scroll</title>
  <style>
    body {
      height: 2000px; /* To create a scrollable area */
      transition: background-color 0.5s ease; /* Smooth transition effect */
    }
    .scrolling {
      background-color: #ff0000; /* Background color while scrolling */
    }
    .top {
      background-color: #ffffff; /* Default background color */
    }
  </style>
  <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.6.0.min.js"></script>
  <script>
    $(document).ready(function() {
      $(window).scroll(function() {
        var scrollTop = $(window).scrollTop();
        var triggerOffset = 200; // Change this value as per your requirement

        if (scrollTop > triggerOffset) {
          $('body').addClass('scrolling');
        } else {
          $('body').removeClass('scrolling');
        }
      });
    });
  </script>
</head>
<body class="top">
  <!-- Your page content goes here -->
</body>
</html>

 

Aryan Kumar

Aryan Kumar

12-Jun-2023

Sure, you can use the scroll event to change the background color of an element while scrolling the page via jQuery. The scroll event is triggered when the user scrolls the page. You can use this event to get the current scroll position of the page and then use this position to change the background color of the element.

Here is an example of how to change the background color of an element while scrolling the page via jQuery:

Code snippet

$(document).on('scroll', function() {
  // Get the current scroll position of the page
  var scrollPosition = $(document).scrollTop();

  // Change the background color of the element based on the scroll position
  if (scrollPosition < 500) {
    $('element').css('background-color', 'red');
  } else if (scrollPosition < 1000) {
    $('element').css('background-color', 'green');
  } else {
    $('element').css('background-color', 'blue');
  }
});

In this example, we are using the on() method to attach a listener to the scroll event. The scroll event is triggered when the user scrolls the page. When the scroll event is triggered, the scrollPosition variable will contain the current scroll position of the page. We can then use this value to change the background color of the element.

In this example, we are changing the background color of the element to red if the scroll position is less than 500 pixels. We are changing the background color of the element to green if the scroll position is between 500 and 1000 pixels. We are changing the background color of the element to blue if the scroll position is greater than 1000 pixels.

You can change the background color to any color you want. You can also use a gradient or a pattern for the background color. The possibilities are endless.

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