How to Add a Bokeh, Blur or Gradient Background to a PNG

Open any PNG on PremiumPNG.com. Next to the preview you find Export Options. First choose the file format at the top:

• PNG - keeps the transparent background (best quality).
• WebP - small files for websites, transparency kept.
• JPG - for photos and printing; JPG has no transparency, so it always gets a background.
• RAW - plain pixel data without a file header, for special software (the page shows how to open it).

Under Background you choose what goes behind the picture: None (transparent), Solid, Gradient, Bokeh or Blur. The preview changes at once, so you see the result before you download.

Solid puts one colour behind the picture - click the colour square to pick any colour.

Gradient blends two colours. Pick the two Colours or click one of the Presets, swap them with the ⇄ button, and choose the direction: top to bottom, left to right, diagonal or radial (from the centre). Balance moves the point where the two colours meet.

Bokeh adds the soft, out-of-focus lights you know from portrait photos. It uses the two colours above it:

• Linear / Radial switch - the colours run diagonally, or from the centre outwards (radial) like a spotlight.
• Shape - Creamy, Smooth, Sharp-edged, Bubble, Ring, Onion-ring, Polygonal, Hexagonal, Octagonal, Golden dust, Anamorphic streaks, Rainbow leak and Cinematic oval.
• Base - Gradient, or Solid for one colour only.
• Lights (how many), Size, Opacity, Softness and Depth (depth of field: near lights sharper, far lights softer).

The lights are the same every time for the same image, so the download looks exactly like the preview.

Click Download High-Res. The background is made in full size on our server, and the picture is saved in the format you chose. Below: the lotus leaf PNG exported as a JPG with a green polygonal bokeh background - ready for a banner, a website header or a social media post.

The downloaded file has no watermark. Reset brings every setting back to the start.

Blur makes a soft background from the picture itself - the colours of the image are blurred and spread behind it, so the background always matches. Choose a Style:

• Soft Blur, Frosted Glass, Dark Cinematic, Motion Blur, Vertical Motion, Zoom Burst, Dreamy Glow and Pastel Haze.

Then set Strength, Brightness, Colour (saturation) and Zoom. The small buttons next to Blur add a colour wash (Tint): none, one colour or a gradient - also with the Linear / Radial switch.

Need a vector instead? Open the PNG to EPS converter, drop a PNG or JPG, choose EPS, SVG or PDF and press Start. The picture is traced into real vector shapes on an artboard with the size of your picture, and the file is downloaded.

• Upscale 2x, 4x or 8x makes the vector bigger without losing quality.
• ⚙ Settings › Anchor points: Normal is best for most pictures. Choose More or Maximum when the picture has small letters or fine details.

Tracing is done automatically and can make mistakes, so always open the result and check it before you use it. All settings step by step: How to convert a PNG to EPS.