# Steel Blue to Copper gradient

Steel Blue (#4682b4) to Copper (#b87333), interpolated perceptually. The engine's pick for this pair is oklch.

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #4682b4 0%, #b87333 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#4682b4] to-[#b87333]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.77:1 AA-large · black 5.11:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-b87333?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #4682b4 0%, #b87333 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklch from-[#4682b4] to-[#b87333]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.79:1 AA-large · black 5.03:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-b87333?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #4682b4 0%, #4a81b5 8.28%, #537fb8 16.03%, #627bba 23.35%, #7377ba 30.32%, #8671b6 37.03%, #986cac 43.56%, #a7689d 50%, #b36589 56.44%, #bb6574 62.97%, #be6760 69.68%, #be6a4d 76.65%, #bc6f3f 83.97%, #b97236 91.72%, #b87333 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#4682b4_0%,#4a81b5_8.28%,#537fb8_16.03%,#627bba_23.35%,#7377ba_30.32%,#8671b6_37.03%,#986cac_43.56%,#a7689d_50%,#b36589_56.44%,#bb6574_62.97%,#be6760_69.68%,#be6a4d_76.65%,#bc6f3f_83.97%,#b97236_91.72%,#b87333_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.79:1 AA-large · black 5.04:1 AA · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-b87333?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 9.91% 85.04%, oklch(from #b87333 l c h / 0.703) 0%, rgb(from #b87333 r g b / 0) 59.7%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 87.44% 39.39%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.7025) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 54.77%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_9.91%_85.04%,oklch(from_#b87333_l_c_h_/_0.703)_0%,rgb(from_#b87333_r_g_b_/_0)_59.7%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_87.44%_39.39%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.7025)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_54.77%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 3.91:1 AA-large · black 5.16:1 AA · banding low
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-b87333?k=mesh&seed=steelblue-to-copper

## 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.