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Gradient-Border Glow

Dark card framed by a spinning conic powder-blue, tan and slate gradient border with a soft blurred aura glow behind it; auto-rotates continuously.

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When to use it

Feature cards, pricing tiers, dashboard highlights, or any dark-UI context needing a premium glowing border accent.

When not to

Light backgrounds (dark card is hardcoded). Contexts requiring static or print-ready layouts where motion is unwanted.

Working with an AI agent

Every component ships agent-ready metadata. An example instruction for this one:

Change accent colors to gold/orange by setting --accent-iris:#f59e0b, --accent-cyan:#fbbf24, --accent-magenta:#f97316, and slow the spin to 10s. Theme: dark tokens live in :root, the light variant in :root[data-theme="light"]; ?theme=light or a {type:'forever:theme'} postMessage switches at runtime.

Safe to edit

  • accent colors (--accent-iris, --accent-cyan, --accent-magenta)
  • spin duration (6s in animation)
  • glow blur radius (18px in ::after filter)
  • card content (h3.c05-glow__t, p.c05-glow__p, .c05-glow__chip)
  • card size (48vmin / 57vmin)
  • theme tokens (:root dark defaults + [data-theme=light] overrides)

Keep intact

  • ::before/::after pseudo-element conic-gradient pair (border + glow layer)
  • IIFE wrapper with visibilitychange pause
  • prefers-reduced-motion guard
  • isolation:isolate on .c05-glow
  • theme hook (?theme= bootstrap + forever:theme message listener + theme tokens)

Known limitations

  • Background and card colors hardcoded — not themeable without CSS variable overrides
  • Glow uses inset:-40% which may clip in tight flex containers

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