# Steel Blue to Maroon gradient

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

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

## OKLab

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #4682b4 0%, #800000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-linear-to-br/oklab from-[#4682b4] to-[#800000]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.10:1 AA-large · black 1.92:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800000?a=135

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

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

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklch shorter hue, #4682b4 0%, #4780b4 8.28%, #4c7cb4 16.03%, #5374b4 23.35%, #5d6ab0 30.32%, #685ea9 37.03%, #72519d 43.56%, #7b448c 50%, #813677 56.44%, #852960 62.97%, #861d48 69.68%, #851132 76.65%, #83071d 83.97%, #810109 91.72%, #800000 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklch_shorter_hue,#4682b4_0%,#4780b4_8.28%,#4c7cb4_16.03%,#5374b4_23.35%,#5d6ab0_30.32%,#685ea9_37.03%,#72519d_43.56%,#7b448c_50%,#813677_56.44%,#852960_62.97%,#861d48_69.68%,#851132_76.65%,#83071d_83.97%,#810109_91.72%,#800000_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.92:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800000?a=135&in=oklch&hue=shorter&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 79.73% 23.38%, oklch(from #800000 l c h / 0.7287) 0%, rgb(from #800000 r g b / 0) 50.95%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 11.49% 69.75%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.8448) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 58.09%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_79.73%_23.38%,oklch(from_#800000_l_c_h_/_0.7287)_0%,rgb(from_#800000_r_g_b_/_0)_50.95%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_11.49%_69.75%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.8448)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_58.09%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 6.05:1 AA · black 2.82:1 fail · banding low
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-800000?k=mesh&seed=steelblue-to-maroon

## 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.