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ColorPalette

Function ColorPalette - creates a set of colors according to a colormap

Calling Sequence  ColorPalette(n)
ColorPalette(n,map)
Parameters
NameTypeDescription

n posintthe number of different colors to be created
map string(optional) a colormap
Return Type  list([nonnegative, nonnegative, nonnegative])
Synopsis This function computes n different colors according to a colormap and returns their RGB values between [0,1]. The possible colormaps are described below and completely specify the appearance of the colors:
 

The map parameter can be one of the following colormaps:


jet


jet jet ranges from blue to red, and passes through the colors cyan, yellow, and orange. It is a variation of the hsv colormap.


hsv hsv varies the hue component of the hue-saturation-value color model. The colors begin with red, pass through yellow, green, cyan, blue, magenta, and return to red. The colormap is particularly appropriate for displaying periodic functions.


heat heat varies the color from a saturated blue through white into a saturated red. This map is useful for heatmaps, where negative and positive values are possible.


stoplight stoplight gives colors from red through yellow to green.


lines lines gives a list of distinct colors.

Examples
> colors := ColorPalette(10);
colors := [[0, 0, 1], [0, 0.4444, 1], [0, 0.8889, 1], [0, 1, 0.6667], [0, 1, 0.2
222], [0.2222, 1, 0], [0.6667, 1, 0], [1, 0.8889, 0], [1, 0.4444, 0], [1, 0, 0]]
See also BrightenColor,   DrawDistribution,   DrawDotplot,   DrawGraph,   DrawHistogram,   DrawPlot,   DrawPointDistribution,   DrawStackedBar,   DrawTree,   GetColorMap,   Plot2Gif,   PlotArguments,   Set,   SmoothData,   StartOverlayPlot,   StopOverlayPlot,   ViewPlot