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Choose from four gradient capabilities: linear and radial gradients, full color and opacity customization, and consistent styling across series, trendlines, and technical indicators.

Highlight trends with linear gradients

Highlight directional trends in bar, column, line, and area charts with linear gradients that create smooth color transitions and visual depth.

Create visual focus with radial gradients

Draw attention to key regions in bubble and area charts with radial gradients that blend colors from a center point outward.

Customize gradient colors and opacity

Match brand guidelines with custom gradient color stops, opacity levels, transition points, and direction angles.

Highlight trends with linear gradients

Linear gradients apply smooth color transitions across chart elements to create visual depth and emphasize data progression. Use them when directional trends need emphasis, since they highlight patterns, rankings, and performance changes.

Apply smooth color transitions across bars, columns, lines, and areas.
Emphasize data progression, rankings, and performance changes.
Use directional gradients to highlight progress or comparisons in a series.
Combine with color stops to define smooth multi-color transitions.

Linear gradient applied to column chart series.

Radial gradient applied to bubble or area chart.

Create visual focus with radial gradients

Radial gradients apply color transitions from the center outward to create depth and draw attention to important chart elements. Use them when visual focus is required, since they emphasize key data points and improve visual hierarchy.

Blend colors from a central point outward to create depth.
Direct visual focus toward key data points or critical regions.
Improve visual hierarchy in bubble, area, and combination charts.
Configure center position, radius, and color stops for each gradient.

Customize gradient colors and transparency

Customize gradient color stops, opacity levels, and transition points to create visually distinctive chart styles. Use them when brand alignment is required, since customization supports guidelines, visual appeal, and emphasis on important data.

Define precise color stops and transition points for each gradient.
Adjust opacity to control color intensity and overlap behavior.
Set direction angles to control how colors flow across chart elements.
Apply custom colors to align with brand themes and styling.

Gradient color stops configuration.

Multiple series with consistent gradient styling.

Gradients Across Series

Apply consistent gradient styles across chart series, trendlines, and technical indicators. Use them when design consistency is required, since unified styling supports branding and polished dashboards.

Apply linear and radial gradients to chart series.
Extend gradient fills to trendlines and technical indicators.
Maintain a cohesive visual identity across multiple charts.
Reuse gradient styles across dashboards for unified visual identity.

GUIDED GRADIENT STYLING

Apply consistent chart styling in four steps

Designers and developers can choose a gradient style, customize colors and transparency, apply it to chart elements, and maintain visual consistency across dashboards and reports.

Select a gradient style

Choose a linear or radial gradient based on the desired visual emphasis.

Customize colors and opacity

Configure color stops, transparency, and transition points that align with application branding.

Apply to chart elements

Use gradients on series, areas, bubbles, trendlines, or technical indicators.

Maintain visual consistency

Reuse gradient styles across dashboards and reports to create a cohesive user experience.

PLATFORM SUPPORT

Apply chart gradients across platforms

Core linear and radial gradient support is available across web, desktop, and cross-platform frameworks. Availability varies by feature for capabilities such as gradient color stops, opacity customization, and gradient styling on trendlines and indicators.

Capability	JS, React, Angular, Vue	Blazor	ASP.NET Core & MVC	WPF & WinForms	.NET MAUI	Flutter
Linear gradients on series
Radial gradients on series
Gradient color stops and opacity
Gradients on trendlines
Gradients on technical indicators
Custom gradient direction angles

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Frequently Asked Questions

✅ What is a chart gradient?

A gradient blends two or more colors across a chart element such as a series, trendline, or technical indicator. Gradients help create visual emphasis and support custom styling.

✅ When should linear gradients be used?

Linear gradients are useful when you want to highlight trends or progress over time. They are commonly used in bar, column, line, and area charts where directional trends or value progression need visual emphasis.

✅ Can gradient colors and opacity be customized?

Yes. You can customize exact colors, transparency levels, direction angles, and color stop points to build gradients that fit your application’s unique branding seamlessly.

✅ What are the two gradient types supported in Syncfusion Charts?

Syncfusion Charts support linear gradients, which smoothly blend colors along a straight line, and radial gradients, which blend outward starting from a center point.

✅ When should radial gradients be used?

Radial gradients are useful when you want to draw clear attention to key data points. They are commonly used in bubble, area, and other charts where visual focus should be directed toward specific regions or data points.

✅ Can gradients be applied to trendlines and technical indicators?

Yes. Both linear and radial gradients can be applied to chart series, trendlines, and technical indicators to build a clean, unified overall appearance.

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