# Steel Blue to Burgundy gradient

Steel Blue (#4682b4) to Burgundy (#800020), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklab.

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #4682b4 0%, #800020 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#4682b4] to-[#800020]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.94:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800020?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #4682b4 0%, #800020 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#4682b4] to-[#800020]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.94:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800020?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #4682b4 0%, #4881b2 8.28%, #4f7dac 16.03%, #5777a2 23.35%, #5f7096 30.32%, #676788 37.03%, #6e5d79 43.56%, #74536a 50%, #78475a 56.44%, #7b3b4c 62.97%, #7d2f3e 69.68%, #7f2232 76.65%, #801429 83.97%, #800622 91.72%, #800020 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#4682b4_0%,#4881b2_8.28%,#4f7dac_16.03%,#5777a2_23.35%,#5f7096_30.32%,#676788_37.03%,#6e5d79_43.56%,#74536a_50%,#78475a_56.44%,#7b3b4c_62.97%,#7d2f3e_69.68%,#7f2232_76.65%,#801429_83.97%,#800622_91.72%,#800020_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.10:1 AA-large · black 1.94:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800020?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 5.81% 62.46%, oklch(from #800020 l c h / 0.8934) 0%, rgb(from #800020 r g b / 0) 56.92%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 68.12% 70.77%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.7961) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 51.38%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_5.81%_62.46%,oklch(from_#800020_l_c_h_/_0.8934)_0%,rgb(from_#800020_r_g_b_/_0)_56.92%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_68.12%_70.77%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.7961)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_51.38%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.65:1 AA · black 2.46:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800020?k=mesh&seed=steelblue-to-burgundy

## 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.