.breadcrumb {
	list-style: none;
	overflow: hidden;
	font: 18px Helvetica, Arial, Sans-Serif;
}

.breadcrumb li a {
	color: white;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
	background: transparent;
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	float: right;
	z-index: 1;
}

.breadcrumb li a:after {
	content: " ";
	display: block;
	width: 99%;
	height: 50%;
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, lightblue, blue);
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	z-index: -1;
	-webkit-transform: skewX(35deg);
	transform: skewX(35deg);
}

.breadcrumb li a:before {
	content: " ";
	display: block;
	width: 99%;
	height: 50%;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	z-index: -1;
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, blue, black);
	-webkit-transform: skewX(-35deg);
	transform: skewX(-35deg);
}

.breadcrumb li a:hover:after {
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, black, blue);
}

.breadcrumb li a:hover:before {
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, black, blue);
}

/** active class **/
.breadcrumb li a.active {
	color: red;
	text-decoration: none;
	padding: 0px 10px 0px 10px;
	background: transparent;
	position: relative;
	display: block;
	float: right;
	z-index: 1;
}

.breadcrumb li a.active:after {
	content: " ";
	display: block;
	width: 99%;
	height: 50%;
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, lightblue, blue);
	position: absolute;
	top: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	z-index: -1;
	-webkit-transform: skewX(35deg);
transform: skewX(35deg);
}

.breadcrumb li a.active:before {
	content: " ";
	display: block;
	width: 99%;
	height: 50%;
	position: absolute;
	bottom: 0px;
	left: 0px;
	z-index: -1;
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, blue, black);
	-webkit-transform: skewX(-35deg);
	transform: skewX(-35deg);
}

.breadcrumb li a.active:hover:after {
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, lightblue, blue);
}

.breadcrumb li a.active:hover:before {
	background: linear-gradient(to bottom, blue, black);
}