ascii_art=$(cat << 'EOF'
 __             _           _            _.--._
/ _\_   _ _ __ | |__   __ _| |_     _.-.'      `.-._
\ \| | | | '_ \| '_ \ / _` | __|  .' ./`--...--' \  `.
_\ \ |_| | | | | | | | (_| | |_   `.'.`--.._..--'   .'
\__/\__,_|_| |_|_| |_|\__,_|\__|    `-..__    __..-'
                                          ````
EOF
)

# Define the color gradient (shades of cyan and blue)
colors=(
	'\033[38;5;81m' # Cyan
	'\033[38;5;75m' # Light Blue
	'\033[38;5;69m' # Sky Blue
	'\033[38;5;63m' # Dodger Blue
	'\033[38;5;57m' # Deep Sky Blue
	'\033[38;5;51m' # Cornflower Blue
	'\033[38;5;45m' # Royal Blue
)

# Split the ASCII art into lines
IFS=$'\n' read -rd '' -a lines <<<"$ascii_art"

# Print each line with the corresponding color
for i in "${!lines[@]}"; do
	color_index=$((i % ${#colors[@]}))
	echo -e "${colors[color_index]}${lines[i]}"
done