# PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment gradient

Gradients derived from PlayStation® Official Site: Consoles, Games, Accessories & MoreSony Interactive Entertainment'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/playstation-com
- Brand colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/playstation-com · Brand page: https://brandsweets.com/b/playstation-com
- Palette: primary #181416, secondary #2b333f, accents #73859f
- Source: https://playstation.com (extracted 2026-09-02)

## Brand gradient

ΔE_OK 0.124 < 0.15 between #181416 and #2b333f — a 2-stop would read as a flat fill, so this is a tonal ramp of #181416.

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #454042 0%, #181416 50%, #010000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#454042] via-[#181416] to-[#010000]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 10.17:1 AA · black 1.00:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.454042-181416-010000?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Hero background

Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). Passes AA for that ink at the worst point (10.13:1) without adjusting L.

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #434142 0%, #161516 50%, #000000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#434142] via-[#161516] to-[#000000]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 10.13:1 AA · black 1.00:1 fail · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.434142-161516-000000?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. White ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 15.28:1).

- CSS: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #211d1f 0%, #0f0b0d 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#211d1f] to-[#0f0b0d]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 16.66:1 AA · black 1.07:1 fail · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.211d1f-0f0b0d?a=180&in=oklch&hue=shorter
- Hover: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #292426 0%, #161214 100%)`
- Active: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1a1618 0%, #090607 100%)`

## Tonal ramp

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #454042 0%, #181416 50%, #010000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#454042] via-[#181416] to-[#010000]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 10.17:1 AA · black 1.00:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.454042-181416-010000?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, #181416 0%, #171418 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#181416] to-[#171418]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 18.24:1 AA · black 1.15:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.181416-171418?a=135

## Complementary

Partner hue from the complementary rule at the source colour's lightness. ΔH 179° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #181416 0%, #141615 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#181416] to-[#141615]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 18.13:1 AA · black 1.15:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.181416-141615?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, #181416 0%, #151513 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#181416] to-[#151513]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 18.19:1 AA · black 1.15:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.181416-151513?a=135

## CSS custom properties (brand.css)

```css
:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 10.17:1 AA, black 1.00:1 */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #454042 0%, #181416 50%, #010000 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 10.13:1 AA, black 1.00:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #434142 0%, #161516 50%, #000000 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 16.66:1 AA, black 1.07:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #211d1f 0%, #0f0b0d 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #292426 0%, #161214 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #1a1618 0%, #090607 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.