0% · #7700dd
L 0.45 · C 0.3 · H 300
Aurora Borealis
The northern lights as a ramp: violet bleeding through cold blues into a green-gold horizon. Interpolated in OKLCH, so the band keeps glowing where the hues cross instead of muddying.
- Type
- Linear
- Stops
- 5
- Space
- OKLCH
- Direction
- 90deg
The stops behind Aurora Borealis
Endpoints sit closest to blueviolet and gold.
25% · #0059ff
L 0.55 · C 0.28 · H 260
50% · #00b1c3
L 0.65 · C 0.22 · H 200
75% · #00df2f
L 0.78 · C 0.26 · H 145
100% · #ffd000
L 0.88 · C 0.18 · H 90
Create Aurora Borealis in PHP
Build a linear gradient from the catalog stops, then let PHPColor assign their positions.
<?php
use PhpColor\Color\Gradient\Gradient;
$gradient = Gradient::linear(
90,
'oklch(0.45 0.30 300)',
'oklch(0.55 0.28 260)',
'oklch(0.65 0.22 200)',
'oklch(0.78 0.26 145)',
'oklch(0.88 0.18 90)',
);
use PhpColor\Color\Gradient\Gradient;
$gradient = Gradient::linear(
90,
'oklch(0.45 0.30 300)',
'oklch(0.55 0.28 260)',
'oklch(0.65 0.22 200)',
'oklch(0.78 0.26 145)',
'oklch(0.88 0.18 90)',
);
Inspect and convert its stops
Each stop remains a color object, ready for conversion, contrast checks, or further manipulation.
<?php
foreach ($gradient->getStops() as $stop) {
echo $stop->color->to('oklch')->toCss();
}
foreach ($gradient->getStops() as $stop) {
echo $stop->color->to('oklch')->toCss();
}
Format Aurora Borealis for CSS
Serialize the gradient directly, or choose a wide-gamut notation for every stop.
<?php
$css = $gradient->toCss();
$p3 = $gradient->toCss('display-p3');
$css = $gradient->toCss();
$p3 = $gradient->toCss('display-p3');
background: linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(0.45 0.30 300), oklch(0.55 0.28 260), oklch(0.65 0.22 200), oklch(0.78 0.26 145), oklch(0.88 0.18 90));
background: linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(0.45 0.30 300), oklch(0.55 0.28 260), oklch(0.65 0.22 200), oklch(0.78 0.26 145), oklch(0.88 0.18 90));