In Matplotlib, you can specify colors using various formats, including named colors. Named colors are predefined color names that you can use directly in your plots. Matplotlib provides a comprehensive list of named colors, such as ‘red’, ‘blue’, ‘green’, ‘skyblue’, ‘limegreen’, and many others.
To use a named color in a plot, simply pass the color name as a string to the color parameter in plotting functions. For example:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
plt.plot([1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], color=’skyblue’)
plt.show()
This will plot a line with the color ‘skyblue’. You can find the full list of named colors in the Matplotlib documentation.
Additionally, Matplotlib supports specifying colors using RGB or RGBA tuples, hexadecimal strings, and other formats. This flexibility allows for precise control over plot aesthetics.
For a visual demonstration of using named and custom color palettes in Python’s Seaborn library, which builds on Matplotlib, you might find the following video helpful:
Using named and custom color palettes in Python seaborn