<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style>span {color: blue;border: 1px solid black;}.extra span {color: inherit;}</style></head><body><div>Here is <span>a span element</span> which is blue, as span elements are set to be.</div><div class="extra" style="color:green">Here is <span>a span element</span> which is green, because it inherits from its parent.</div><div style="color:red">Here is <span>a span element</span> which is blue, as span elements are set to be.</div></body></html>