css hover link style : demo 196

CSS

(Fonts required: Ubuntu.)
                    .link{
                        color: #555;
                        font-family: 'Ubuntu', sans-serif;
                        font-size: 22px;
                        font-weight: 600;
                        line-height: 22px;
                        text-transform: uppercase;
                        letter-spacing: 1px;
                        display: inline-block;
                        position: relative;
                        z-index: 1;
                        transition: all 0.3s ease;
                    }
                    .link:focus{ color: #555; }
                    .link:hover{ color: #fff; }
                    .link:before,
                    .link:after{
                        content: '';
                        background-color: #5f00bc;
                        height: 100%;
                        width: 100%;
                        transform: scale(0);
                        position: absolute;
                        left: 0;
                        top: 0;
                        z-index: -1;
                        transition: all 0.3s ease;
                    }
                    .link:after{
                        background-color: transparent;
                        border-top: 1px solid #5f00bc;
                        border-bottom: 1px solid #5f00bc;
                    }
                    .link:hover:before{ transform: scale(1.05,1.2); }
                    .link:hover:after{ transform: scale(1,1.5); }
                    @media only screen and (max-width: 767px){
                        .link{ margin-bottom: 30px; }
                    }
                    
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