## EliteBosses 1.6.5
Added
Hex colour support. Messages now accept full RGB colours in two formats: &#RRGGBB (e.g. &#FFAA00) and bare #RRGGBB (e.g. #55FFFF).
Gradient tags. Text can be wrapped in <gradient:#START:#END>...</gradient> to blend colours across each character. Any number of colour stops is supported, e.g. <gradient:#FF0000:#FFFF00:#00FF00> fades red to yellow to green.
Formatting inside gradients. Style codes such as &l (bold), &o (italic) and &n (underline) now work inside gradient tags without breaking the colour blend.
Changed
Mixed formats in one message. Legacy & codes, hex colours and gradient tags can all be combined freely in a single string. Previously you had to pick one system. Example:
&7[&dShop&7] &#FFAA00Welcome, #55FFFFSteve! <gradient:#FF0000:#FFFF00:#00FF00>&lSALE NOW ON</gradient> &aType /shop
Compatibility
All existing &0–&f and &k–&r codes behave exactly as before, so no config changes are needed.
On clients or versions below 1.16, hex colours fall back to the nearest legacy colour.