17 Color tables

Figures 17.1, 17.2 and 17.3 show the default named colors which Pyxplot recognises. In addition to using these colors in statements such as

plot 'data' with color red

it is also possible to make custom colors using the rgb(r,g,b), cmyk(c,m,y,k), gray(g) and hsb(h,s,b) functions, whose inputs should be in the range 0–1. For example:

plot 'data' with color rgb(0.8,0.8,0.2)

myColor = cmyk(0.2,0.8,0.8,0.1)
plot 'data' with color myColor

These figures also exclude the 100 shades of gray which Pyxplot recognises, which are named from gray00 (black) to gray99 (almost white). These shades of gray may also be spelt in the UK English form grey??.

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Figure 17.1: A list of the named colors which Pyxplot recognises, sorted alphabetically. The numerous shades of gray which it recognises are not shown.

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Figure 17.2: A list of the named colors which Pyxplot recognises, sorted by hue. The numerous shades of gray which it recognises are not shown.

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Figure 17.3: The named colors which Pyxplot recognises, arranged in HSB color space, with the brightness axis orientated into the page. Some colors are not shown as they lie too close to others.