<div class="link-container">
  <a href="#" class="link-style-modern-3">Slide Background</a>
</div>

/* Basic body styling for demonstration (can reuse) */
body {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;
  background-color: #f0f2f5;
  margin: 0;
}
.link-container {
  padding: 20px;
}

.link-style-modern-3 {
  position: relative;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: #2c3e50;
  font-size: 1.5rem;
  padding: 8px 5px;
  z-index: 1;
  transition: color 0.4s ease;
}

.link-style-modern-3::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #3498db;
  transform: scaleX(0);
  transform-origin: left;
  transition: transform 0.4s ease-in-out;
  z-index: -1;
  border-radius: 3px;
}

.link-style-modern-3:hover,
.link-style-modern-3:focus {
  color: white;
  outline: none;
}

.link-style-modern-3:hover::before,
.link-style-modern-3:focus::before {
  transform: scaleX(1);
}