Made some visual changes but need to work on some searches occuring more than once.

css/main.css

@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ body {
       left: 0;
       right: 0;
       z-index: 99;
-      border-radius: 6px; }
+      border-radius: 6px;
+      background: #2e2e2e;
+      box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
+      transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1); }
       .main #search-bar .autocomplete-items-container .autocomplete-item {
         width: 100%;
         background: #2e2e2e;
@@ -68,14 +71,11 @@ body {
         padding: 7px 14px;
         font-size: 18px;
         color: #fff;
-        box-sizing: border-box;
-        box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.24);
-        transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(0.25, 0.8, 0.25, 1); }
+        box-sizing: border-box; }
         .main #search-bar .autocomplete-items-container .autocomplete-item:hover {
-          background-color: red; }
+          background: #3b3b3b; }
       .main #search-bar .autocomplete-items-container .autocomplete-active {
-        background-color: DodgerBlue !important;
-        color: #ffffff; }
+        background: #353535; }
     @media only screen and (max-width: 791px) {
       .main #search-bar {
         width: 65%; } }

js/autocomplete.js

@@ -3,23 +3,27 @@ function autocomplete(inp, passedValues) {
 
     /*execute a function when someone writes in the text field:*/
     inp.addEventListener("input", function(e) {
-        var parentContainer, item, val = this.value;
+        var item, val = this.value;
+        var parentContainer = document.getElementsByClassName('autocomplete-items-container')[0];
         
         /*close any already open lists of autocompleted values*/
         closeAllLists();
-        if (!val) { return false;}
+        if (!val) {
+            parentContainer.style.paddingBottom = "0";
+            return false;
+        }
         currentFocus = -1;
 
-        /*create a DIV element that will contain the items (values):*/
-        parentContainer = document.getElementsByClassName("autocomplete-items-container")[0];
+        // Update some values of the parent container
         parentContainer.setAttribute("id", this.id + "autocomplete-list");
+        parentContainer.style.paddingBottom = "1rem";
 
 
         /*for each item in the array...*/
         Object.keys(passedValues).forEach((el, i, arr) => {
 
           /*check if the item starts with the same letters as the text field value:*/
-          if (arr[i].substr(0, val.length).toUpperCase() == val.toUpperCase()) {
+          if (arr[i].toLowerCase().includes(val.toLowerCase())) {
             /*create a DIV element for each matching element:*/
             item = document.createElement("DIV");
             item.setAttribute("class", "autocomplete-item");
@@ -95,9 +99,9 @@ function autocomplete(inp, passedValues) {
         except the one passed as an argument:*/
         var x = document.getElementsByClassName("autocomplete-item");
         for (var i = 0; i < x.length; i++) {
-            if (elmnt != x[i] && elmnt != inp) {
-            x[i].parentNode.removeChild(x[i]);
-        }
+            if (elmnt != x[i]) {
+                x[i].parentNode.removeChild(x[i]);
+            }
         }
     }
 

scss/main.scss

@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ body {
             right: 0;
             z-index: 99;
             border-radius: 6px;
+            background: lighten($background, 5);
+            box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
+            transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1);
 
             .autocomplete-item {
                 width: 100%;
@@ -105,17 +108,13 @@ body {
                 color: $foreground;
                 box-sizing: border-box;
 
-                box-shadow: 0 1px 3px rgba(0,0,0,0.12), 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.24);
-                transition: all 0.3s cubic-bezier(.25,.8,.25,1);
-
                 &:hover {
-                    background-color: red;
+                    background: lighten($background, 10);
                 }
             }
 
             .autocomplete-active {
-                background-color: DodgerBlue !important;
-                color: #ffffff;
+                background: lighten($background, 8);
             }
         }