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React Bits — Color Bends

Animated Three.js shader background component for React with customizable flow and colors

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Color Bends is an animated React background component from the React Bits library powered by Three.js. It renders fluid, ribbon-like color gradients and waves that can be heavily customized through props like warp strength, speed, noise, and custom palettes. It also includes built-in interactive features like pointer influence and parallax shifts.

What it's for

  • Add an interactive, fluid gradient background to a hero section
  • Create dynamic backdrop effects for dark-mode landing pages
  • Customize reactive shader animations using standard React component props

Features

  • Supports custom palettes of up to 8 hex colors
  • Interactive mouse influence and parallax shift options
  • Configurable wave frequency, warp strength, and iteration passes
  • Built-in subtle noise grain and auto-rotation settings
  • Alpha channel support for transparent overlays

Pricing

Open source. Free open-source component; optional React Bits Pro tier available for additional blocks and templates

Details

Type
Web app
Category
Development
Topic
UI Components
Open source
Yes
Platforms
Web, Code library
For
React and frontend developers building visual landing pages
Alternative to
Aceternity UI, Magic UI
Tags
react, threejs, shaders, ui components, webgl, animation, backgrounds

Why it was saved

  • @davidhaz, 27 October 2025: Drop-in animated shader-style background for hero sections and landing pages with wide visual range from prop tweaks.

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