# PdfBlendMode enum

> How drawing combines with what is under it (ISO 32000-1, 11.3.5; the CSS mix-blend-mode values).

Namespace: [PdfNetStack.Drawing](https://www.jadev-corp.com/api/pdfnetstack-drawing/)  
Assembly: PdfNetStack.dll  
Package: `PdfNetStack`

How drawing combines with what is under it (ISO 32000-1, 11.3.5; the CSS mix-blend-mode values).

```csharp
public enum PdfBlendMode
```

## Fields

`Normal = 0` 

Paint covers the backdrop.

`Multiply = 1` 

Darkens: like ink on paper, or a highlighter.

`Screen = 2` 

Lightens: the inverse of multiply.

`Overlay = 3` 

Multiply or screen, depending on the backdrop.

`Darken = 4` 

The darker of paint and backdrop.

`Lighten = 5` 

The lighter of paint and backdrop.

`ColorDodge = 6` 

Brightens the backdrop toward the paint.

`ColorBurn = 7` 

Darkens the backdrop toward the paint.

`HardLight = 8` 

Multiply or screen, depending on the paint.

`SoftLight = 9` 

A softer hard light.

`Difference = 10` 

The absolute difference.

`Exclusion = 11` 

A lower contrast difference.

`Hue = 12` 

The paint's hue with the backdrop's saturation and luminosity.

`Saturation = 13` 

The paint's saturation.

`Color = 14` 

The paint's hue and saturation.

`Luminosity = 15` 

The paint's luminosity.

## Used in

- [Draw on PDF pages in C# and .NET](https://www.jadev-corp.com/guides/drawing/)

Source: https://www.jadev-corp.com/pdfnetstack/api/pdfnetstack-drawing/pdfblendmode/