<div class="container">
	<a href="#" class="btn btn--gradient">Fixed-width Background Gradients</a>
	<a href="#" class="btn btn--gradient">Button #2</a>
	<a href="#" class="btn btn--gradient">Super long button with more copy than you ever expected to have</a>
	<p class="description">For when you want consistently-sized background gradients but your buttons are all different sizes.</p>
	<p class="description"><strong>Note:</strong> Falls back to default color for legacy browsers.</p>
</div>
// --------------------------------
// Fixed-width Background Gradients
// --------------------------------

/* Structure */

.btn {
	display: inline-block;
	padding: 1em 2em;
	overflow: hidden;
	border-radius: 6px;
	background: #822a76;
	color: #fff;
	line-height: 1;
	text-decoration: none;
}

/* Skin */

// Pseudo-free version (thanks, @joeyhoer!)
// http://caniuse.com/#search=calc
.btn--gradient {
	$color-start    : #822a76;
	$color-end      : #e82d6b;
	$gradient-width : 200px;
	background-color: $color-end;
	background-image: linear-gradient(
		to right,
		$color-start calc(50% - #{$gradient-width / 2}),
		$color-end calc(50% + #{$gradient-width / 2})
	);
}



// --------------------------------
// Decorations
// --------------------------------

html {
	font-family: sans-serif;
	line-height: 1.5;
}

body {
	margin: 0;
}

@media (min-height: 440px) {
	html,
	body,
	.container {
		height: 100%;
	}
}

.container {
	display: flex;
	flex-direction: column;
	align-items: center;
	justify-content: center;
	width: 100%;
	background-image: radial-gradient(farthest-corner at center, #fff 20%, #ccc);
}

.container a {
	margin-bottom: 1em;
}

.description {
	max-width: 25em;
	text-align: center;
}
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