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Link colour

The link colour class sets the color property. It controls the colour of a link. View GCDS colour guidance to choose the right link colour for your context. Overview
CSS Shortcut class Applied style 
link-default
 
color: var(--gcds-link-default);
 
link-hover
 
color: var(--gcds-link-hover);
 
link-inherit
 
color: var(--gcds-link-inherit);
 
link-light
 
color: var(--gcds-link-light);

Examples

Default
link-default

This link uses the default link colour. 
<a href="#" class="link-default">
  This link uses the default link colour.
</a>

Hover
link-hover

This link uses the hover link colour on hover. 
<a href="#" class="link-hover">
  This link uses the hover link colour on hover.
</a>

Inherit
link-inherit

<div style="color: var(--gcds-color-red-700)">
  <a href="#" class="link-inherit">
    This link inherits its colour from the parent element.
  </a>
</div>

Light
link-light

This link uses the light link colour. 
<a href="#" class="link-light">
  This link uses the light link colour.
</a>
Conditional styling Apply this style to specific screen sizes Use a responsive layout prefix to apply this class only to a specified screen size. The available breakpoints are:
  • xs: > 480px
  • sm: > 640px
  • md: > 768px
  • lg: > 1024px
  • xl: > 1280px
<div class="xs:link-hover ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the responsive layout prefix. Apply this style to specific states Use a state prefix to apply this class only to a specified interaction state. The available states are:
  • hover
  • focus
<div class="hover:link-hover ...">
  ...
</div>
Learn more about the state prefix. 2026-02-12