# Wired gradient

Gradients derived from Wired'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/wired-com
- Brand colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/brands/wired-com · Brand page: https://brandsweets.com/b/wired-com
- Palette: primary #057dbc, secondary #eb0000, accents #e0c04e
- Source: https://wired.com (extracted 2026-09-02)

## Brand gradient

ΔH 147° > 140° — interpolating in oklch (shorter hue) keeps the midpoint saturated.

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #057dbc 0%, #eb0000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#057dbc] to-[#eb0000]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.48:1 AA-large · black 4.39:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.057dbc-eb0000?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Hero background

Chroma ×0.35 so it can carry text; ink white (inkFor at the midpoint). L shifted −0.02 until the ink passes AA at the worst point (4.61:1).

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #587489 0%, #a4645a 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#587489] to-[#a4645a]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.61:1 AA · black 4.26:1 AA-large · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.587489-a4645a?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 −0.08 so white ink passes AA on the surface and both states (worst 4.68:1).

- CSS: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0071af 0%, #005995 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-b/oklch from-[#0071af] to-[#005995]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 5.28:1 AA · black 2.86:1 fail · banding high · ink #ffffff
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.0071af-005995?a=180&in=oklch&hue=shorter
- Hover: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #007ab9 0%, #00629f 100%)`
- Active: `linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0068a5 0%, #005089 100%)`

## Tonal ramp

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #55b6f8 0%, #057dbc 50%, #00487d 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#55b6f8] via-[#057dbc] to-[#00487d]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 2.23:1 fail · black 2.22:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.55b6f8-057dbc-00487d?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, #057dbc 0%, #058597 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#057dbc] to-[#058597]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.35:1 AA-large · black 4.65:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.057dbc-058597?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, #057dbc 0%, #aa6104 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#057dbc] to-[#aa6104]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.14:1 AA-large · black 4.42:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.057dbc-aa6104?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, #057dbc 0%, #d5066c 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#057dbc] to-[#d5066c]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.49:1 AA-large · black 4.06:1 AA-large · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.057dbc-d5066c?a=135

## CSS custom properties (brand.css)

```css
:root {
  /* Brand gradient (derived) */
  /* worst-case contrast: white 4.48:1 AA-large, black 4.39:1 AA-large */
  --brand-gradient: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #057dbc 0%, #eb0000 100%);
  /* hero — worst-case contrast: white 4.61:1 AA, black 4.26:1 AA-large; ink passes AA at the worst point */
  --brand-gradient-hero: linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #587489 0%, #a4645a 100%);
  --brand-gradient-hero-ink: #ffffff;
  /* button — worst-case contrast: white 5.28:1 AA, black 2.86:1 */
  --brand-gradient-button: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0071af 0%, #005995 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-hover: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #007ab9 0%, #00629f 100%);
  --brand-gradient-button-active: linear-gradient(180deg in oklch shorter hue, #0068a5 0%, #005089 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.