How do I install Prismatic Burst?

Prismatic Burst is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/prismatic-burst. It copies prismatic-burst.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.

Is Prismatic Burst free for commercial use?

Prismatic Burst needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.

Does Prismatic Burst work with Next.js?

Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.

Can an AI coding agent install Prismatic Burst?

Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Prismatic Burst's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

Prismatic Burst

A burst of wedge rays from a point, each one a step further round the hue wheel starting at ember, turning slowly and drifting toward the pointer.

Category: Backgrounds
Licence: Charcoal UI Pro
Built with: React 19, Tailwind CSS 4, Motion
Dependencies: motion, clsx, tailwind-merge

Examples

Prismatic Burst

Move the pointer: the centre of the burst eases after it.

API reference

Prop	Type	Default	Description
`rays`	`number`	`24`
`speed`	`number`	`1`	Rotation speed multiplier.
`intensity`	`number`	`1`	Brightness, 0–2.
`hueShift`	`number`	`0`	Degrees added to every ray's hue; the spectrum is anchored on --ember.
`followPointer`	`boolean`	`true`	Mouse only; off under reduced motion.

About Prismatic Burst

Prismatic Burst throws wedge rays from a point, each a step further round the hue wheel from the accent colour, turning slowly and drifting toward the pointer.

Prismatic Burst is an animated background for React 19, styled with Tailwind CSS 4 and animated with Motion. It drops into Next.js, Vite, Remix or Astro through the shadcn CLI as a single file you own.

When to use Prismatic Burst

Celebration and launch moments.
Music and festival brands.
Colourful product heroes.
Award announcements.

How it works

Rays are additive wedges whose hues are spaced around the wheel. It runs on a canvas capped at 2x pixel density, pauses when scrolled off screen, and reads its colours from your theme tokens so it follows dark mode.

The whole layer is decorative and aria-hidden, sits behind your content without taking pointer events it does not need, and pauses when scrolled off screen. With prefers-reduced-motion on, it holds still or settles instantly instead of animating.

Customizing Prismatic Burst

Every prop is documented in the API reference above with its type and default. The ones you will reach for first are listed here.

The Customize panel next to the preview lets you change rays, speed, intensity, hueShift, followPointer live, and the Code tab updates to match, so the snippet you copy already carries your values.

rays (number, default 24).
speed (number, default 1): Rotation speed multiplier.
intensity (number, default 1): Brightness, 0–2.
hueShift (number, default 0): Degrees added to every ray's hue; the spectrum is anchored on --ember.
followPointer (boolean, default true): Mouse only; off under reduced motion.

The example on this page

Prismatic Burst: Move the pointer: the centre of the burst eases after it.

Goes well with Prismatic Burst

These backgrounds pieces share its tokens and motion language, so they sit together on one page without clashing.

Ember Field: An animated React ember background: glowing embers drift up and flicker as they cool
Smoke: A slow React smoke background: blurred plumes drifting over dark sections, CSS only
Aurora: An animated React aurora background: soft light bands drifting across a section
Grid Beams: A React grid background with beams of light running along its lines
Meteors: A React meteor shower background: streaks falling diagonally, CSS only

Install Prismatic Burst

npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/prismatic-burst

Prismatic Burst is part of Charcoal UI Pro. One seat unlocks all 300 Pro components, 107 landing-page sections and 100 full templates, for every personal and client project, with updates included. Add the @charcoal registry once with your access token, then the command above copies prismatic-burst.tsx into components/ui and installs clsx, tailwind-merge.

You own the file you install: no runtime package, no lock-in, nothing to keep in sync. Change it however your product needs.

See Charcoal UI Pro pricing · Pro setup

Frequently asked questions

How do I install Prismatic Burst?: Prismatic Burst is part of Charcoal UI Pro. Add the @charcoal registry to components.json with your access token, then run npx shadcn@latest add @charcoal/prismatic-burst. It copies prismatic-burst.tsx into components/ui and installs motion, clsx, tailwind-merge.
Is Prismatic Burst free for commercial use?: Prismatic Burst needs a Charcoal UI Pro seat, monthly or a one-time lifetime price. A seat covers unlimited personal and commercial projects, including client work, and every future Pro component.
Does Prismatic Burst work with Next.js?: Yes. It is a client component for React 19 styled with Tailwind CSS 4, so it works in the Next.js App Router and Pages Router, Vite, Remix and Astro.
Can an AI coding agent install Prismatic Burst?: Yes. Connect the Charcoal UI MCP server (https://charcoalui.com/mcp) to Claude Code, Cursor or any MCP client; get_component returns Prismatic Burst's props and get_install_command returns the exact command.

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