Overview¶
The color system has one rule: the name is a family, and n picks the form.
Use the same family name as a token, a discrete list, or a colormap depending
on the matplotlib surface you are filling.
you want to |
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color one thing |
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color N series |
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color a field |
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build your own |
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The catalog has five kinds: sequential, multi-hue, diverging, cyclic, and
qualitative. Most families have a continuous form for cmap= and a designed
discrete form for dm.colors(name, n=...); qualitative families are discrete
sets that also register as qualitative colormaps. dm.list_colors() returns
the 56 family records that make those forms explicit.
Static token sheets for color="...": the generated dc.* ramps, semantic
aliases, and the six bundled third-party design systems.
Discrete forms for series color: Octave, curated qualitative sets, family
samples, and diverging/sequential lists through dm.set_colors() and
dm.colors(name, n=...).
43 perceptually-designed colormaps for cmap=, plus qualitative colormaps
for class data and _r reverses for direction control.
The programmatic color engine: construct, convert, modify, interpolate, and register custom colormaps in OKLab / OKLCH.
20 publication-ready fonts (262 files across 22 file groups), auto-registered with matplotlib and wired into the style presets.
The evidence page for the design system: perceptual color theory today, with typography rationale reserved for the fonts overhaul.