Brand gradient

Prisma gradient

The gradient Prisma'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.

#00bbcb #01d7e4

Open in the maker Prisma colors →Full brand page →

Source: prisma.io
Extracted: 2 September 2026
Version: 5

Prisma

black text · worst 4.54:1 · AA

white 1.29 failsblack 4.54 AAbanding high

Hero and button

Hero background

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Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink black (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted +0.01 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.63:1).

white 1.29 failsblack 4.63 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #c1eaec 0%, #89b1b6 50%, #5f7b7f 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#c1eaec] via-[#89b1b6] to-[#5f7b7f]

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. Black ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 7.05:1).

white 2.03 failsblack 7.80 AAbanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #28c8d8 0%, #00aebe 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#28c8d8] to-[#00aebe]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 1.29 failsblack 4.54 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #68f6ff 0%, #00bbcb 50%, #00818f 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#68f6ff] via-[#00bbcb] to-[#00818f]

Analogous

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

white 2.29 failsblack 8.94 AAbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #00bbcb 0%, #00c1a2 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#00bbcb] to-[#00c1a2]

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 2.30 failsblack 7.94 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #00bbcb 0%, #ff746b 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#00bbcb] to-[#ff746b]

Triadic

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

white 2.33 failsblack 7.50 AAbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #00bbcb 0%, #f650ff 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#00bbcb] to-[#f650ff]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 1.29:1 at 0% (fails AA); black ink: worst 4.54:1 at 100% (AA) → use black text.
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 1.29:1, black 4.54:1 AA */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #68f6ff 0%, #00bbcb 50%, #00818f 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 1.29:1, black 4.63:1 AA; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #c1eaec 0%, #89b1b6 50%, #5f7b7f 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #000000;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 2.03:1, black 7.80:1 AA */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #28c8d8 0%, #00aebe 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #39d2e2 0%, #00b8c8 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #10bece 0%, #00a5b5 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-ink: #000000;
}

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="#68f6ff"/><stop offset="3.57%" stop-color="#63f2fb"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#5eedf7"/><stop offset="10.71%" stop-color="#59e9f4"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#53e5f0"/><stop offset="17.86%" stop-color="#4ee1ec"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#48dce8"/><stop offset="25%" stop-color="#43d8e5"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#3dd4e1"/><stop offset="32.14%" stop-color="#36d0dd"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#2fccda"/><stop offset="39.29%" stop-color="#27c7d6"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#1ec3d2"/><stop offset="46.43%" stop-color="#13bfcf"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#00bbcb"/><stop offset="53.57%" stop-color="#00b7c7"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#00b2c2"/><stop offset="60.71%" stop-color="#00aebe"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#00aaba"/><stop offset="67.86%" stop-color="#00a6b5"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#00a2b1"/><stop offset="75%" stop-color="#009dad"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#0099a8"/><stop offset="82.14%" stop-color="#0095a4"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#0091a0"/><stop offset="89.29%" stop-color="#008d9c"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#008997"/><stop offset="96.43%" stop-color="#008593"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#00818f"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.408,
              0.965,
              1
            ],
            "hex": "#68f6ff"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0.733,
              0.796
            ],
            "hex": "#00bbcb"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0.506,
              0.561
            ],
            "hex": "#00818f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #68f6ff 0%, #00bbcb 50%, #00818f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.295,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 4.537,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.757,
              0.918,
              0.925
            ],
            "hex": "#c1eaec"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.537,
              0.694,
              0.714
            ],
            "hex": "#89b1b6"
          },
          "position": 0.5
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.373,
              0.482,
              0.498
            ],
            "hex": "#5f7b7f"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #c1eaec 0%, #89b1b6 50%, #5f7b7f 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 1.292,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 4.626,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.157,
              0.784,
              0.847
            ],
            "hex": "#28c8d8"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0,
              0.682,
              0.745
            ],
            "hex": "#00aebe"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #28c8d8 0%, #00aebe 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#000000",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #39d2e2 0%, #00b8c8 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #10bece 0%, #00a5b5 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.03,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 7.798,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#00bbcb #01d7e4

mcpConnect your agent — Prisma'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 prisma-io — give me the hero CSS and the ink that passes AA, then a version in oklch

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Prisma and its marks belong to their owner. This page uses the name nominatively to describe gradients derived from the brand's published colour values; it does not reproduce logos or other brand assets, and it is not affiliated with or endorsed by Prisma. Owner of this brand? Request a correction or removal → Machine-readable: gradients.md