Interactive Ripple Field

<InteractiveRippleField>CSS Modules

Liquid surface with expanding pointer ripples.

InstallationColoxo CLI

npx coloxo add interactive-ripple-field

ES Module ImportPlayground / npm package

import { InteractiveRippleField } from '@coloxo/ui/visuals';

1. Live preview

This is the real component, not a recording. Move the pointer over it, then adjust the renderer settings.

Fragment shader

<InteractiveRippleField quality="low" />

2. Usage

Liquid surface with expanding pointer ripples. npx coloxo add interactive-ripple-field copies this effect in a Tailwind project or a Coloxo CSS project, and adds @coloxo/ui to package.json. You can also import it from @coloxo/ui/visuals.

3. Performance notes

Effects render on demand and dispose their GPU context when unmounted.

Every effect pauses when scrolled out of view or when the tab is hidden, so an idle page costs nothing.
quality caps the device pixel ratio. Keep it at low when several effects share one viewport.
With respectReducedMotion enabled, the effect renders a single static frame instead of animating.
The output is a decorative canvas hidden from assistive technology. Never place essential content only inside the effect.

4. Props

Name	Type	Default	Description
waveAmplitude	number	0.5	Crest height, 0–1.
waveSpeed	number	1	Propagation speed, 0.1–3.
rippleFrequency	number	4	Ring frequency, 1–10.
decay	number	0.4	How fast ripples fade with distance, 0–1.
mode	RippleMode	`water`	Preset appearance.
distortion	number	0.5	Background distortion from passing waves, 0–1.
paused	boolean	false	Render a single static frame instead of animating.
respectReducedMotion	boolean	true	Freeze to a static frame when prefers-reduced-motion is set.
quality	"low" \| "medium" \| "high"	medium	Caps the renderer pixel ratio. Use low for grids of many effects.
className / style	string / CSSProperties	—	Applied to the container element.