---
title: "LocalContentAlpha"
description: "CompositionLocal containing the preferred content alpha for a given position in the hierarchy.
This alpha is used for text and iconography ([Text] and [Icon]) to emphasize / de-emphasize
different parts of a component. See the Material guide on
[Text Legibility](https://material.io/design/color/text-legibility.html) for more information on
alpha levels used by text and iconography.

See [ContentAlpha] for the default levels used by most Material components.

[MaterialTheme] sets this to [ContentAlpha.high] by default, as this is the default alpha for
body text."
type: "property"
---

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```kotlin
public val LocalContentAlpha: ProvidableCompositionLocal<Float>
```


CompositionLocal containing the preferred content alpha for a given position in the hierarchy.
This alpha is used for text and iconography (`Text` and `Icon`) to emphasize / de-emphasize
different parts of a component. See the Material guide on
`Text Legibility`(https://material.io/design/color/text-legibility.html) for more information on
alpha levels used by text and iconography.

See `ContentAlpha` for the default levels used by most Material components.

`MaterialTheme` sets this to `ContentAlpha.high` by default, as this is the default alpha for
body text.