Cool Spectrum

A linear gradient sweeping from light cyan to mid red, interpolated in OKLCH across 4 stops so the midpoint stays vivid instead of greying out.

Type
Linear
Stops
4
Space
OKLCH
Direction
90deg

The stops behind Cool Spectrum

Endpoints sit closest to darkturquoise and deeppink.

0% · #00c8d1 L 0.75 · C 0.14 · H 200
33% · #0070ff L 0.6 · C 0.26 · H 260
67% · #9c43ff L 0.6 · C 0.26 · H 300
100% · #fd00a6 L 0.65 · C 0.28 · H 350

Create Cool Spectrum 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(0.75 0.14 200)',
    'oklch(0.60 0.26 260)',
    'oklch(0.60 0.26 300)',
    'oklch(0.65 0.28 350)',
);
use PhpColor\Color\Gradient\Gradient; $gradient = Gradient::linear( 90, 'oklch(0.75 0.14 200)', 'oklch(0.60 0.26 260)', 'oklch(0.60 0.26 300)', 'oklch(0.65 0.28 350)', );

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 Cool Spectrum 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(0.75 0.14 200), oklch(0.60 0.26 260), oklch(0.60 0.26 300), oklch(0.65 0.28 350));
background: linear-gradient(90deg, oklch(0.75 0.14 200), oklch(0.60 0.26 260), oklch(0.60 0.26 300), oklch(0.65 0.28 350));

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