Brand gradient

Render gradient

The gradient Render'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.

#8a05ff #33acff

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

Render

black text · worst 3.55:1 · AA large

white 2.48 failsblack 3.55 AA largebanding 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 −0.16 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.64:1).

white 4.64 AAblack 1.97 failsbanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #463274 0%, #577895 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#463274] to-[#577895]

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. L shifted −0.01 so white ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 4.66:1).

white 5.37 AAblack 3.07 AA largebanding high

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hover

active

label ink passes AA on all three

css

linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #9322ff 0%, #7c00ec 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#9322ff] to-[#7c00ec]

Variants

Tonal ramp

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white 2.69 failsblack 1.85 failsbanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #b486ff 0%, #8a05ff 50%, #51009f 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#b486ff] via-[#8a05ff] to-[#51009f]

Analogous

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

white 5.41 AAblack 3.54 AA largebanding high

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8a05ff 0%, #3155ff 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#8a05ff] to-[#3155ff]

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 4.86 AAblack 3.54 AA largebanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #8a05ff 0%, #6b7800 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#8a05ff] to-[#6b7800]

Triadic

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

white 5.17 AAblack 3.55 AA largebanding medium

css

linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8a05ff 0%, #a75800 100%)

tailwind v4

bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#8a05ff] to-[#a75800]

Report — brand gradient

white ink: worst 2.48:1 at 100% (fails AA); black ink: worst 3.55:1 at 0% (AA-large only) → use black 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: ~9px bands at 1440px — add grain 18 (≈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 2.48:1, black 3.55:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8a05ff 0%, #33acff 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.64:1 AA, black 1.97:1; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #463274 0%, #577895 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 5.37:1 AA, black 3.07:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #9322ff 0%, #7c00ec 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #993fff 0%, #8400f8 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #8a05ff 0%, #7200da 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="#8a05ff"/><stop offset="7.14%" stop-color="#8829ff"/><stop offset="14.29%" stop-color="#863bff"/><stop offset="21.43%" stop-color="#8349ff"/><stop offset="28.57%" stop-color="#8055ff"/><stop offset="35.71%" stop-color="#7c60ff"/><stop offset="42.86%" stop-color="#786aff"/><stop offset="50%" stop-color="#7473ff"/><stop offset="57.14%" stop-color="#6e7cff"/><stop offset="64.29%" stop-color="#6984ff"/><stop offset="71.43%" stop-color="#628dff"/><stop offset="78.57%" stop-color="#5a95ff"/><stop offset="85.71%" stop-color="#509dff"/><stop offset="92.86%" stop-color="#44a4ff"/><stop offset="100%" stop-color="#33acff"/></linearGradient></defs><rect width="1440" height="600" fill="url(#bs-gradient)"/></svg>

dtcg · tokens.json

{
  "gradient": {
    "brand": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.541,
              0.02,
              1
            ],
            "hex": "#8a05ff"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.2,
              0.675,
              1
            ],
            "hex": "#33acff"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #8a05ff 0%, #33acff 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "brand",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 2.475,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.546,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#000000"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "The canonical brand gradient (--brand-gradient)."
    },
    "hero": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.275,
              0.196,
              0.455
            ],
            "hex": "#463274"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.341,
              0.471,
              0.584
            ],
            "hex": "#577895"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #463274 0%, #577895 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklab",
          "angle": 135,
          "name": "hero",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 4.64,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 1.969,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": false
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Low-chroma hero background with a text-safe ink (--brand-gradient-hero)."
    },
    "button": {
      "$type": "gradient",
      "$value": [
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.576,
              0.133,
              1
            ],
            "hex": "#9322ff"
          },
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "color": {
            "colorSpace": "srgb",
            "components": [
              0.486,
              0,
              0.925
            ],
            "hex": "#7c00ec"
          },
          "position": 1
        }
      ],
      "$extensions": {
        "com.brandsweets": {
          "kind": "linear",
          "css": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #9322ff 0%, #7c00ec 100%)",
          "interpolation": "oklch",
          "hue": "shorter",
          "angle": 180,
          "name": "button",
          "ink": "#ffffff",
          "states": {
            "hover": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #993fff 0%, #8400f8 100%)",
            "active": "linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #8a05ff 0%, #7200da 100%)"
          },
          "contrast": {
            "white": {
              "ratio": 5.366,
              "at": 0,
              "passesAA": true,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "black": {
              "ratio": 3.068,
              "at": 1,
              "passesAA": false,
              "passesAALarge": true
            },
            "suggestedInk": "#ffffff"
          }
        }
      },
      "$description": "Button / CTA surface with hover and active states (--brand-gradient-button)."
    }
  }
}

Colours

#8a05ff #33acff

mcpConnect your agent — Render'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

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

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