1.18. SVG gradient-radioactivity

1.18.2. Example 1 ¶

Define a radioactive gradient from white to blue ellipse:

Here is the SVG code:

Example ¶

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <defs>
    <radialGradient id="grad1" cx="50%" cy="50%" r="50%" fx="50%"
fy="50%">
      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:rgb(255,255,255);
      stop-opacity:0" />
      <stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:rgb(0,0,255);stop-opacity:1"
/>
    </radialGradient>
  </defs>
  <ellipse cx="200" cy="70" rx="85" ry="55" fill="url(#grad1)" />
</svg>

Code parsing:

<radialGradient> id attribute of the tag defines a unique name for the gradient
Outermost circle defined by CX,CY and r attributes and innermost circle defined by Fx and Fy
The gradient color range can consist of two or more colors. Use one for eachcolor <stop> label assignment. offset property is used to define the start and end of a gradient
Populate the attribute to ellipse elements are linked to this gradient

1.18.3. Example 2 ¶

Another ellipse that defines the radioactive gradient from white to blue:

Here is the SVG code:

Example ¶

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1">
  <defs>
    <radialGradient id="grad1" cx="20%" cy="30%" r="30%" fx="50%"
fy="50%">
      <stop offset="0%" style="stop-color:rgb(255,255,255);
      stop-opacity:0" />
      <stop offset="100%" style="stop-color:rgb(0,0,255);stop-opacity:1"
/>
    </radialGradient>
  </defs>
  <ellipse cx="200" cy="70" rx="85" ry="55" fill="url(#grad1)" />
</svg>

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