# Navy Blue to Steel Blue gradient

Navy Blue (#000080) to Steel Blue (#4682b4), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklab.

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #000080 0%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#000080] to-[#4682b4]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.31:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.000080-4682b4?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #000080 0%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#000080] to-[#4682b4]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.31:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.000080-4682b4?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #000080 0%, #000481 8.28%, #001083 16.03%, #001c87 23.35%, #00288b 30.32%, #003490 37.03%, #044096 43.56%, #114c9b 50%, #1d58a1 56.44%, #2763a6 62.97%, #316dab 69.68%, #3a75ae 76.65%, #407cb1 83.97%, #4480b3 91.72%, #4682b4 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#000080_0%,#000481_8.28%,#001083_16.03%,#001c87_23.35%,#00288b_30.32%,#003490_37.03%,#044096_43.56%,#114c9b_50%,#1d58a1_56.44%,#2763a6_62.97%,#316dab_69.68%,#3a75ae_76.65%,#407cb1_83.97%,#4480b3_91.72%,#4682b4_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.31:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.000080-4682b4?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 97.07% 12.98%, oklch(from #000080 l c h / 0.7792) 0%, rgb(from #000080 r g b / 0) 57.15%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 56.3% 53.46%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.7972) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 58.58%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_97.07%_12.98%,oklch(from_#000080_l_c_h_/_0.7792)_0%,rgb(from_#000080_r_g_b_/_0)_57.15%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_56.3%_53.46%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.7972)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_58.58%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 6.05:1 AA · black 2.53:1 fail · banding low
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.000080-4682b4?k=mesh&seed=navy-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.