---
title: dimInactiveLayers
framework: symbols
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: symbols/variablecolorsymboleffect/diminactivelayers
---

# dimInactiveLayers

An effect that dims inactive layers in a symbol-based image.

## Declaration

```swift
var dimInactiveLayers: VariableColorSymbolEffect { get }
```

## Discussion

Discussion This effect draws inactive layers with reduced, but nonzero, opacity.

## See Also

### Affecting inactive layers

- [hideInactiveLayers](symbols/variablecolorsymboleffect/hideinactivelayers.md)