PreferenceManager: colorScheme property
Experimental: This is an experimental technology
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The colorScheme read-only property of the PreferenceManager interface returns a PreferenceObject used to override the user's preference for the color scheme of the site.
Valid colorScheme PreferenceObject.value settings are dark and light.
Value
A PreferenceObject used to override the user's preference for the color scheme of the site.
Examples
Basic usage
This example demonstrates how to query the user's preferred color scheme.
js
if (navigator.preferences.colorScheme.value === "dark") {
// The user prefers a dark color scheme.
} else {
// The user prefers a light color scheme.
}
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| Media Queries Level 5 # color-scheme-attribute |