I do not know whether it is possible oval gradient . But you can transform circle to oval. The idea is to draw a circle in transformed coordinate system.
Sample of code:
- (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
{
CGContextRef context = UIGraphicsGetCurrentContext();
CGContextSaveGState(context);
CGContextScaleCTM(context, 1.0, 0.5);
CGGradientRef gradient;
CGColorSpaceRef colorspace;
CGFloat locations[2] = { 0.0, 1.0};
NSArray *colors = @[(id)[UIColor whiteColor].CGColor, (id)[UIColor blueColor].CGColor];
colorspace = CGColorSpaceCreateDeviceRGB();
gradient = CGGradientCreateWithColors(colorspace, (CFArrayRef)colors, locations);
CGPoint startPoint, endPoint;
CGFloat startRadius, endRadius;
startPoint.x = 180;
startPoint.y = 180;
endPoint.x = 180;
endPoint.y = 180;
startRadius = 0;
endRadius = 100;
CGContextDrawRadialGradient (context, gradient, startPoint, startRadius, endPoint, endRadius, 0);
CGContextRestoreGState(context);
}
Result of running code: