# Maroon to Steel Blue gradient

Maroon (#800000) to Steel Blue (#4682b4), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

- Page: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/maroon-to-steelblue
- Colors: https://brandsweets.com/colors/maroon, https://brandsweets.com/colors/steelblue
- Reverse: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/steelblue-to-maroon

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #800000 0%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#800000] to-[#4682b4]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.92:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-4682b4?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #800000 0%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#800000] to-[#4682b4]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.92:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-4682b4?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #800000 0%, #810109 8.28%, #83071d 16.03%, #851132 23.35%, #861d48 30.32%, #852960 37.03%, #813677 43.56%, #7b448c 50%, #72519d 56.44%, #685ea9 62.97%, #5d6ab0 69.68%, #5374b4 76.65%, #4c7cb4 83.97%, #4780b4 91.72%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#800000_0%,#810109_8.28%,#83071d_16.03%,#851132_23.35%,#861d48_30.32%,#852960_37.03%,#813677_43.56%,#7b448c_50%,#72519d_56.44%,#685ea9_62.97%,#5d6ab0_69.68%,#5374b4_76.65%,#4c7cb4_83.97%,#4780b4_91.72%,#4682b4_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.92:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-4682b4?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 62.8% 92.63%, oklch(from #800000 l c h / 0.7721) 0%, rgb(from #800000 r g b / 0) 50.68%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 85.1% 59.3%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.7983) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 50.35%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_62.8%_92.63%,oklch(from_#800000_l_c_h_/_0.7721)_0%,rgb(from_#800000_r_g_b_/_0)_50.68%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_85.1%_59.3%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.7983)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_50.35%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 6.50:1 AA · black 2.30:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.800000-4682b4?k=mesh&seed=maroon-to-steelblue

## 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.