# Steel Blue to Navy Blue gradient

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

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

## OKLab

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

## OKLCH (shorter hue)

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

## Eased (soft)

- CSS: `linear-gradient(135deg in oklab, #4682b4 0%, #4480b3 8.28%, #407cb1 16.03%, #3a75ae 23.35%, #316dab 30.32%, #2763a6 37.03%, #1d58a1 43.56%, #114c9b 50%, #044096 56.44%, #003490 62.97%, #00288b 69.68%, #001c87 76.65%, #001083 83.97%, #000481 91.72%, #000080 100%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[linear-gradient(135deg_in_oklab,#4682b4_0%,#4480b3_8.28%,#407cb1_16.03%,#3a75ae_23.35%,#316dab_30.32%,#2763a6_37.03%,#1d58a1_43.56%,#114c9b_50%,#044096_56.44%,#003490_62.97%,#00288b_69.68%,#001c87_76.65%,#001083_83.97%,#000481_91.72%,#000080_100%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 4.11:1 AA-large · black 1.31:1 fail · banding medium
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-000080?a=135&e=soft&n=15

## Mesh

- CSS: `radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 13.7% 91.95%, oklch(from #000080 l c h / 0.8242) 0%, rgb(from #000080 r g b / 0) 47.1%), radial-gradient(circle farthest-corner at 53.84% 91.99%, oklch(from #4682b4 l c h / 0.7222) 0%, rgb(from #4682b4 r g b / 0) 58.3%)`
- Tailwind: `bg-[radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_13.7%_91.95%,oklch(from_#000080_l_c_h_/_0.8242)_0%,rgb(from_#000080_r_g_b_/_0)_47.1%),radial-gradient(circle_farthest-corner_at_53.84%_91.99%,oklch(from_#4682b4_l_c_h_/_0.7222)_0%,rgb(from_#4682b4_r_g_b_/_0)_58.3%)]`
- Contrast (worst point): white 6.22:1 AA · black 2.53:1 fail · banding high
- Maker: https://brandsweets.com/gradients/new/v1.4682b4-000080?k=mesh&seed=steelblue-to-navy

## 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.