components/we-inc/out-of-focus-bokeh-lights-particle-background.tsx
import { useEffect, useRef } from "react";
// Out-of-Focus Bokeh Lights: a canvas 2D particle background behind a small hero.
// Sprites are drawn once to small offscreen canvases, motion is scaled by frame
// time, the loop stops off screen, and reduced motion gets one settled frame.
// Values worth changing:
const LIGHTS_PER_MPX = 48; // out-of-focus lights per million pixels
const COLOURS = ["255,186,104", "255,226,182", "238,142,118", "150,196,214"]; // light colours, as r,g,b
const DRIFT = 1; // how fast the lights float
const FOCUS_BREATH = 1; // how much the lens seems to breathe in and out of focus
const WARMUP = 1; // frames simulated before the first paint
type Ptr = { x: number; y: number; on: boolean };
type Scene = { update: (dt: number, t: number) => void; draw: (c: CanvasRenderingContext2D, t: number) => void };
function glow(size: number, rgb: string, stops: number[][]): HTMLCanvasElement {
const c = document.createElement("canvas");
c.width = c.height = size;
const g = c.getContext("2d")!;
const r = size / 2;
const grd = g.createRadialGradient(r, r, 0, r, r, r);
for (const [o, a] of stops) grd.addColorStop(o, `rgba(${rgb},${a})`);
g.fillStyle = grd;
g.fillRect(0, 0, size, size);
return c;
}
function mount(canvas: HTMLCanvasElement, root: HTMLElement): () => void {
const ctx = canvas.getContext("2d");
if (!ctx) return () => {};
const still = window.matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
const ptr: Ptr = { x: -1e4, y: -1e4, on: false };
let w = 0, h = 0, t = 0, last = 0, raf = 0, seen = true;
let scene: Scene | null = null;
const fit = () => {
const r = canvas.getBoundingClientRect();
if (scene && Math.abs(r.width - w) < 1 && Math.abs(r.height - h) < 1) return;
const dpr = Math.min(window.devicePixelRatio || 1, 1.5);
w = Math.max(1, r.width);
h = Math.max(1, r.height);
canvas.width = Math.round(w * dpr);
canvas.height = Math.round(h * dpr);
ctx.setTransform(dpr, 0, 0, dpr, 0, 0);
scene = createScene(w, h, ptr);
for (let i = 0; i < WARMUP; i++) { t += 1 / 30; scene.update(1 / 30, t); }
scene.draw(ctx, t);
};
const frame = (now: number) => {
const dt = Math.min(0.05, Math.max(0, (now - last) / 1000));
last = now;
t += dt;
if (scene) { scene.update(dt, t); scene.draw(ctx, t); }
raf = requestAnimationFrame(frame);
};
const run = () => {
cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
raf = 0;
if (!still && seen && !document.hidden) { last = performance.now(); raf = requestAnimationFrame(frame); }
};
const ro = new ResizeObserver(fit);
ro.observe(canvas);
const io = new IntersectionObserver((es) => { seen = es[es.length - 1].isIntersecting; run(); });
io.observe(canvas);
document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", run);
fit();
run();
return () => {
cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
ro.disconnect();
io.disconnect();
document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", run);
};
}
function createScene(w: number, h: number, _ptr: Ptr): Scene {
const area = (w * h) / 1e6;
// Real lens bokeh is a flat disc with a slightly brighter rim, not a soft blob.
const disc = (rgb: string, edge: number) => {
const c = document.createElement("canvas");
c.width = c.height = 128;
const g = c.getContext("2d")!;
const grd = g.createRadialGradient(64, 64, 0, 64, 64, 62);
grd.addColorStop(0, `rgba(${rgb},0.30)`);
grd.addColorStop(0.78, `rgba(${rgb},0.36)`);
grd.addColorStop(0.93 - edge, `rgba(${rgb},0.62)`);
grd.addColorStop(1, `rgba(${rgb},0)`);
g.fillStyle = grd;
g.beginPath(); g.arc(64, 64, 62, 0, 7); g.fill();
return c;
};
const sharp = COLOURS.map((rgb) => disc(rgb, 0));
const soft = COLOURS.map((rgb) => glow(128, rgb, [[0, 0.3], [0.6, 0.22], [1, 0]]));
const ps = Array.from({ length: Math.max(14, Math.min(90, Math.round(area * LIGHTS_PER_MPX))) }, () => {
const z = Math.random();
return { x: Math.random() * w, y: h * (0.15 + Math.random() * 0.9), z, k: Math.floor(Math.random() * COLOURS.length), s: Math.random() * 99, a: 0.35 + Math.random() * 0.55 };
}).sort((a, b) => a.z - b.z);
return {
update(dt, t) {
for (const p of ps) {
p.x += (3 + p.z * 9) * DRIFT * dt;
p.y += Math.sin(t * 0.2 + p.s) * 3 * DRIFT * dt;
if (p.x > w + 120) { p.x = -120; p.y = h * (0.15 + Math.random() * 0.9); }
}
},
draw(c, t) {
c.clearRect(0, 0, w, h);
c.globalCompositeOperation = "lighter";
const focus = Math.sin(t * 0.18) * FOCUS_BREATH;
for (const p of ps) {
const s = (24 + p.z * 120) * (1 + focus * 0.1 * p.z);
c.globalAlpha = p.a * (0.55 + 0.45 * Math.sin(t * 0.5 + p.s)) * (1 - p.z * 0.35);
c.drawImage(p.z > 0.7 ? soft[p.k] : sharp[p.k], p.x - s / 2, p.y - s / 2, s, s);
}
c.globalAlpha = 1;
c.globalCompositeOperation = "source-over";
},
};
}
export default function OutOfFocusBokehLights() {
const canvasRef = useRef<HTMLCanvasElement>(null);
const rootRef = useRef<HTMLElement>(null);
useEffect(() => {
if (!canvasRef.current || !rootRef.current) return;
return mount(canvasRef.current, rootRef.current);
}, []);
return (
<section ref={rootRef} className="bkh-bg relative isolate flex min-h-[560px] items-center overflow-hidden px-6 py-20 sm:px-12">
<style>{`.bkh-bg{background:radial-gradient(80% 60% at 50% 120%, #3a2a20 0%, rgba(58,42,32,0) 70%), linear-gradient(180deg, #0c131d 0%, #141c28 55%, #1d1c22 100%)}.bkh-scrim{background:radial-gradient(45% 55% at 50% 50%, rgba(12,19,29,0.6) 0%, rgba(12,19,29,0) 80%)}`}</style>
<canvas ref={canvasRef} aria-hidden="true" className="pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -z-10 h-full w-full" />
<div aria-hidden="true" className="bkh-scrim pointer-events-none absolute inset-0 -z-10" />
<div className="mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl">
<div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl text-center">
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<a
href="#"
className="mt-8 inline-flex h-12 items-center rounded-full bg-[#f3c68b] px-6 text-sm font-semibold text-[#1d140c] transition hover:opacity-90 focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-[#fdf3e7] focus-visible:ring-offset-2 focus-visible:ring-offset-[#141b26]"
>
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</a>
</div>
</div>
</section>
);
}