Custom swatch, custom gradient?

Hello,
What I want to seems simple, but I can't figure it out.
I have several objects each of which I have a corresponding value. I want the object to be color coded according to this value on a color scale. I can only figure out how to do it with a gradient between white and red, however I would like a gradient between blue -> white -> red, and the value will be some percentage on this scale where 100% will be red and and 0% will be blue. Is this possible? I see lots of stuff on gradients but it sets up a color gradient within the object.
Any help would be awesome!
Jordan

Perhaps this will work for you
I made three squares Blue White Red like such
Then I made a blend of the three and expanded the blend with smooth color as the Blend Option, If you do specified steps you can better limit the number of colors
After I expanded the blend I left the art selected and went to Eidt>Edit Colors>Recolor Art if you look at the top left you see the color range that is being used to make the color group.
I then made a color group using the make color group icon on the top right
This will then show up in the swatches panel after clicking OK
What you get in the swatches panel not sure how you would label the swatches as percentages

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