postcss-color-rebeccapurple

What is postcss-color-rebeccapurple?

The postcss-color-rebeccapurple package is a PostCSS plugin that allows you to use the `rebeccapurple` color keyword in your CSS, which is then transformed into the equivalent hexadecimal color code `#639`. This plugin is part of the PostCSS ecosystem, which is a tool for transforming CSS with JavaScript plugins.

What are postcss-color-rebeccapurple's main functionalities?

Transform `rebeccapurple` keyword to hexadecimal

This code demonstrates how you can use the `rebeccapurple` keyword in your CSS. When processed by postcss-color-rebeccapurple, it will be transformed into the hexadecimal color `#639`.

css
.post {
  color: rebeccapurple;
}

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README

PostCSS RebeccaPurple

npm install postcss-color-rebeccapurple --save-dev

PostCSS RebeccaPurple lets you use the rebeccapurple color keyword in CSS.

.heading {
	color: rebeccapurple;
}

/* becomes */

.heading {
	color: #639;
}

About the rebeccapurple keyword

In 2014, Rebecca Alison Meyer, the daughter of Eric A. Meyer, an American web design consultant best known for his advocacy work on behalf of CSS, passed away of a brain tumor at six years of age.

In her memory, the hex color #663399 is named rebeccapurple and added to the CSS Colors list.

Usage

Add PostCSS RebeccaPurple to your project:

npm install postcss postcss-color-rebeccapurple --save-dev

Use it as a PostCSS plugin:

const postcss = require('postcss');
const postcssRebeccaPurple = require('postcss-color-rebeccapurple');

postcss([
	postcssRebeccaPurple(/* pluginOptions */)
]).process(YOUR_CSS /*, processOptions */);

Options

preserve

The preserve option determines whether the original notation is preserved. By default, it is not preserved.

postcssRebeccaPurple({ preserve: true })

.heading {
	color: rebeccapurple;
}

/* becomes */

.heading {
	color: #639;
	color: rebeccapurple;
}