Using smaller shapes with a radial gradient
<!DOCTYPE HTML> <html> <head> <title>Example</title> <style> canvas {border: thin solid black; margin: 4px} </style> </head> <body> <canvas id="canvas" width="500" height="140"> Your browser doesn't support the <code>canvas</code> element </canvas> <script> let ctx = document.getElementById("canvas").getContext("2d"); let grad = ctx.createRadialGradient(250, 70, 20, 200, 60, 100); grad.addColorStop(0, "red"); grad.addColorStop(0.5, "white"); grad.addColorStop(1, "black"); /*from ww w . java 2 s . c o m*/ ctx.fillStyle = grad; ctx.fillRect(150, 20, 75, 50); ctx.lineWidth = 8; ctx.strokeStyle = grad; ctx.strokeRect(250, 20, 75, 50); </script> </body> </html>
We can use the gradient for both the fillStyle and strokeStyle properties.