css3 transform-origin issue in 3D cube

Question

I have created css-cube and its rotating on :hover.

But Its rotation is based on one side of cube!

I want to rotate it from its center, like in this example. I was trying transform-origin property but not got desired result.

I have also tried placing one middle plane inside cube but hover is not working in that situation!

.contain {
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    -webkit-perspective: 500px;
    perspective: 500px;
    position: absolute;
}
.main {
    position:relative;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    margin:100px 100px;
    background:#07a;
    overflow:visible;
    transition: all linear,transform cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.25, 0.14, 1.5),background cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.25, 0.14, 1.5);
    transition-duration: 700ms;
    -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform-origin: center center;
}

.main:hover{
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
}

.top, .right, .left, .bottom,.lid{
    position:absolute;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    z-indexd:999;
    transition:  all 1s ease;
}
.top {
    background:crimson;
    top:-100px;
    transform-origin : 50% 100%;
    transform:rotateX(-90deg);
}
.bottom {
    background:crimson;
    bottom:-100px;
    transform-origin :100% 0%;
    transform:rotateX(90deg);
}
.left {
    background:#ccc;
    left:-100px;
    transform-origin :100% 0%;
    transform:rotateY(90deg);
}
.right {
    background:#ccc;
    right:-100px;
    transform-origin : 0% 0%;
    transform:rotateY(-90deg);
}
.lid {
    background:#07a;
    transform: translateZ(170px);
    transform-origin : 0% 0%;
    transform:translateZ(100px);
}

<div class="contain">
            <div class="main">
                <div class="lid"></div>
                <div class="top"></div>
                <div class="right"></div>
                <div class="left"></div>
                <div class="bottom"></div>
            </div>
        </div>

Answer 1

The problem is that you need to set the transform origin in the center of the cube, and the cube is a 3d element. You are missing the 3rd dimension !

So it should be

transform-origin: center center 50px;

since your cube side is 100px

.contain {
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    -webkit-perspective: 500px;
    perspective: 500px;
    position: absolute;
}
.main {
    position:relative;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    margin:100px 100px;
    background:#07a;
    overflow:visible;
    transition: all linear,transform cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.25, 0.14, 1.5),background cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.25, 0.14, 1.5);
    transition-duration: 700ms;
    -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform-origin: center center 50px;
}

.main:hover{
    transform:rotateY(180deg);
}

.top, .right, .left, .bottom,.lid{
    position:absolute;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    z-indexd:999;
    transition:  all 1s ease;
}
.top {
    background:crimson;
    top:-100px;
    transform-origin : 50% 100%;
    transform:rotateX(-90deg);
}
.bottom {
    background:crimson;
    bottom:-100px;
    transform-origin :100% 0%;
    transform:rotateX(90deg);
}
.left {
    background:#ccc;
    left:-100px;
    transform-origin :100% 0%;
    transform:rotateY(90deg);
}
.right {
    background:#ccc;
    right:-100px;
    transform-origin : 0% 0%;
    transform:rotateY(-90deg);
}
.lid {
    background:#07a;
    transform: translateZ(170px);
    transform-origin : 0% 0%;
    transform:translateZ(100px);
}

<div class="contain">
            <div class="main">
                <div class="lid"></div>
                <div class="top"></div>
                <div class="right"></div>
                <div class="left"></div>
                <div class="bottom"></div>
            </div>
        </div>

Answer 2

I added a translateZ to move the rotation axis, it looks a little more centered but still not like Desandro's ex.,

I read the documentation and I think you should checkout this! it explains a little bit about orgins and perspectives...

EDIT1: integrated translateZ instead of transform origin (now it's perfect!!)

.contain {
    width: 300px;
    height: 300px;
    -webkit-perspective:666px;
    perspective: 666px;
    position: absolute;
}
.main {
    position:relative;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    margin:100px 100px;
    background:#07a;
    overflow:visible;
    transition: all 1s ease;
    -moz-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    -webkit-transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform-style: preserve-3d;
    transform:translateZ(-50px)
   
    
}

.main:hover{
    transform:  translateZ(-50px) rotateY(180deg);
    
    
}

.top, .right, .left, .bottom,.lid,.front{
    position:absolute;
    width:100px;
    height:100px;
    z-index:999;
    transition:  all 1s ease;
}
.front{
    background:yellow;
    transform:rotateY( 0deg ) translateZ( 50px );
}
.left {
    background:red;
    transform:rotateY(90deg) translateZ( 50px );
}
.right {
    background:purple;
    right:-100px;
    //transform-origin : 0% 0%;
    transform:rotateY(-90deg) translateZ( 150px );
}
.lid {
    background:green;
    transform:rotateY(180deg) translateZ( 50px );
   
}

<div class="contain">
            <div class="main">
                <div class="front"></div>
                <div class="lid"></div>
                <div class="right"></div>
                <div class="left"></div>
             </div>
        </div>

BTW CSS-transformations rock!!