Learn how to color 3D plots in Python using advanced coloring methods. Master gradients, custom colormaps, dynamic coloring, and more.

cmapstr or Colormap, default: rcParams["image.cmap"] (default: 'viridis') The Colormap instance or registered colormap name used to map scalar data to colors. This parameter is ignored if X is RGB …

Updated: 2026-02-12 Matplotlib Colormap: Complete Guide to Color Maps in Python Master Matplotlib colormaps for data visualization. Learn built-in colormaps, custom colormaps, diverging vs …

Colorbar Colormap reference Create a colormap from a list of colors Selecting individual colors from a colormap List of named colors Ways to set a color's alpha value Mouse move and click events

Choosing Colormaps in Matplotlib # Matplotlib has a number of built-in colormaps accessible via matplotlib.colormaps. There are also external libraries that have many extra colormaps, which can be …

How to Use the ColorMap You can specify the colormap with the keyword argument cmap with the value of the colormap, in this case 'viridis' which is one of the built-in colormaps available in Matplotlib. In …