# monday.com gradient

Gradients derived from monday.com's published colour tokens (nominative use; no brand assets). Deterministic: the same values are served as `--brand-gradient*` in the brand's brand.css.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/brands/monday-com
- Brand colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/monday-com · Brand page: https://brandsweets.com/b/monday-com
- Palette: primary #6161ff, secondary #9450fd, accents #6161ff
- Source: https://monday.com (extracted 2026-09-02)

## Brand gradient

ΔE_OK 0.083 < 0.15 between #6161ff and #9450fd — a 2-stop would read as a flat fill, so this is a tonal ramp of #6161ff.

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9ca9ff 0%, #6161ff 50%, #381dc0 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#9ca9ff] via-[#6161ff] to-[#381dc0]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 2.20:1 fail · black 2.10:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.9ca9ff-6161ff-381dc0?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Hero background

Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.20 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.66:1).

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #6d7391 0%, #343c70 50%, #140938 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#6d7391] via-[#343c70] to-[#140938]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.66:1 AA · black 1.13:1 fail · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.6d7391-343c70-140938?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Button / CTA

ΔL 0.08 top→bottom in the primary's hue (a lit surface, not a rainbow); hover L +0.03, active L −0.03. L shifted −0.07 so white ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 4.50:1).

- CSS: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #5957f4 0%, #473ad8 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#5957f4] to-[#473ad8]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 5.13:1 AA · black 2.87:1 fail · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.5957f4-473ad8?a=180&in=oklch&hue=shorter
- Hover: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #6161ff 0%, #4d45e3 100%)`
- Active: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #524cea 0%, #402fce 100%)`

## Tonal ramp

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9ca9ff 0%, #6161ff 50%, #381dc0 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#9ca9ff] via-[#6161ff] to-[#381dc0]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 2.20:1 fail · black 2.10:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.9ca9ff-6161ff-381dc0?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Analogous

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

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #6161ff 0%, #0081d1 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#6161ff] to-[#0081d1]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.13:1 AA-large · black 4.64:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.6161ff-0081d1?a=135

## Complementary

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

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #6161ff 0%, #917b00 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#6161ff] to-[#917b00]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.16:1 AA-large · black 4.51:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.6161ff-917b00?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Triadic

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

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #6161ff 0%, #d73f00 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#6161ff] to-[#d73f00]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.37:1 AA-large · black 4.59:1 AA · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.6161ff-d73f00?a=135

## CSS custom properties (brand.css)

```css
:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 2.20:1, black 2.10:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #9ca9ff 0%, #6161ff 50%, #381dc0 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.66:1 AA, black 1.13:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #6d7391 0%, #343c70 50%, #140938 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 5.13:1 AA, black 2.87:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #5957f4 0%, #473ad8 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #6161ff 0%, #4d45e3 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #524cea 0%, #402fce 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #ffffff;
}
```

## Gradient maker

Every maker URL is the gradient's state: `/gradients/new/v1.<hex>-<hex>[_pos]?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&g=8`. Hand one to a human, let them refine, and read the link they return.

## Connect an agent

Point any MCP client at the BrandSweets gradients endpoint for the same engine and corpus:

- Endpoint: https://mcp.brandsweets.com/gradients/mcp
- Tools: `make_gradient` (2–5 colours → CSS with the interpolation space, Tailwind v4, SVG, PNG URL, DTCG token + the contrast/banding/gamut report), `brand_gradients` (brand slug or palette → brand gradient, hero, button, variants).
- Resource: `gradients://corpus` — the whole bundled corpus as JSON.