Brand gradient

Intel gradient

The gradient Intel's published colour tokens imply, derived by a pure function of the palette: primary → secondary in OKLab (OKLCH shorter hue when the hues are more than 140° apart; a tonal ramp when they are within ΔE 0.15), then a hero background with an ink that passes AA at the worst point along the line, a button surface with hover and active states, and the variant contact sheet. Same inputs, same gradients, forever — which is what makes them citable; the same values are served as --brand-gradient in the brand's brand.css.

#0046c8 #0071c5 #468254

Open in the maker Intel colors →Full brand page →electronics

Source: intel.com
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 4

Intel

white text · worst 3.63:1 · AA large

white 3.63 AA largeblack 1.37 failsbanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.06 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.53:1).

white 4.53 AAblack 1.22 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f77a1 0%, #2d446d 50%, #0d193b 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#5f77a1] via-[#2d446d] to-[#0d193b]

Button / CTA

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ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. White ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 5.69:1).

white 6.50 AAblack 2.27 failsbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1053d6 0%, #0038ba 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#1053d6] to-[#0038ba]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 3.63 AA largeblack 1.37 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #3d81ff 0%, #0046c8 50%, #00008b 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#3d81ff] via-[#0046c8] to-[#00008b]

Analogous

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Partner hue from the analogous rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 7.16 AAblack 2.70 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #0046c8 0%, #005e81 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#0046c8] to-[#005e81]

Complementary

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Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 180° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

white 7.37 AAblack 2.59 failsbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #0046c8 0%, #705000 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#0046c8] to-[#705000]

Triadic

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Partner hue from the triadic rule at the source colour's lightness.

white 7.61 AAblack 2.60 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #0046c8 0%, #a40022 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#0046c8] to-[#a40022]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 3.63:1 at 0% (AA-large only); black ink: worst 1.37:1 at 100% (fails AA) → use white text.
Body text fails AA everywhere on this gradient; large text (≥24px / 19px bold) is fine. Add a scrim or lower the chroma for body copy.
Banding high: ~12px bands at 1440px — add grain 25 (≈2% soft-light noise) or shorten the ramp.

Export

The custom properties below are byte-identical to the gradient block in brand.css; the DTCG token is what tokens.json carries.

css custom properties · brand.css

:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 3.63:1 AA-large, black 1.37:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #3d81ff 0%, #0046c8 50%, #00008b 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.53:1 AA, black 1.22:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f77a1 0%, #2d446d 50%, #0d193b 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 6.50:1 AA, black 2.27:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1053d6 0%, #0038ba 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1b5de0 0%, #0043c5 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0449cb 0%, #002db0 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
}

svg · brand gradient

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1440" height="600" viewBox="0 0 1440 600"><defs><linearGradient id="bs-gradient" gradientUnits="userSpaceOnUse" x1="210" y1="-210" x2="1230" y2="810"><stop offset="0%" stop-color="#3d81ff"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#397dfb"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#3579f7"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#3175f3"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#2d70ef"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#296ceb"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#2568e7"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#2164e3"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#1d60df"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#195bdc"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#1457d8"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#0f53d4"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#0a4fd0"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#054acc"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#0046c8"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#0042c4"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#003ebf"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#003abb"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#0036b6"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#0032b2"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#002ead"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#0029a9"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#0025a5"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#0020a0"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#001b9c"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#001698"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#001093"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#00088f"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#00008b"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.239,
              0.506,
              1
            ],
            "hex": "#3d81ff"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0.275,
              0.784
            ],
            "hex": "#0046c8"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0,
              0.545
            ],
            "hex": "#00008b"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #3d81ff 0%, #0046c8 50%, #00008b 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 3.632,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.373,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.373,
              0.467,
              0.631
            ],
            "hex": "#5f77a1"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.176,
              0.267,
              0.427
            ],
            "hex": "#2d446d"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.051,
              0.098,
              0.231
            ],
            "hex": "#0d193b"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #5f77a1 0%, #2d446d 50%, #0d193b 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.526,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.219,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.063,
              0.325,
              0.839
            ],
            "hex": "#1053d6"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0.22,
              0.729
            ],
            "hex": "#0038ba"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1053d6 0%, #0038ba 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1b5de0 0%, #0043c5 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0449cb 0%, #002db0 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 6.501,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 2.275,
              "at": 0.9841,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#0046c8 #0071c5 #468254

mcpConnect your agent — Intel's gradients on demand

live endpoint

Point any MCP client at the shared gradients endpoint and your agent gets the same engine as this page — make_gradient returns CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, a PNG URL, a DTCG token and the contrast report in one call; brand_gradients derives the whole contact sheet from a brand or a palette. Read-only, no key. Every gradient is a /gradients/new/… link: open it, refine, paste it back.

endpointhttps://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

claude mcp add --transport http brandsweets-gradients https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp

try this prompt

›brand_gradients for intel-com — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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