The 2026 gradient renaissance applied to HRMS. The hero surface is a mesh gradient — four stacked radial blobs (#A855F7 violet · #06B6D4 cyan · #EC4899 magenta · #F472B6 warm pink) at quadrant anchors, plus a low-opacity SVG noise overlay for the "grainy aurora" texture that's defining 2026 brand design. Linear gradient brand mark is now 3-stop. Carries v16's light/dark toggle.
Research basis: Google's gradient G refresh (May 2025), Cursor / Arc's aurora aesthetic, and the broader "mesh + noise" trend. The punch circle is a frosted-glass disc that sits on the aurora — backdrop-blur, white-ring, multi-color glow halo that cycles violet → magenta → cyan over 4.2s. Light mode dims the mesh blobs but keeps the structure.