Template:ChartColors/doc

This template displays standard color palettes: Category20 and Plotter. These color palettes can be used for statistical diagrams.

To translate or review the translation of the module to your language, edit carefully Data:I18n/ChartColors.tab.

Syntax

{{ChartColors|color palette|number of colors|show the color number}}

Full color of diagram palettes. Moving the mouse cursor over each box the color number appears.

Palette	Code	Resulting colors	Note
Category20 (When n > 10)	{{ChartColors|Categ20|20}}		Normal order
	{{ChartColors|Categ20_3|20}}		The first color is the 3rd
	{{ChartColors|Categ20_i_3|20}}		Inverted order
Category10 (Categ20 in the code. When n < 11)	{{ChartColors|Categ20|10}}		Normal order (1st, 3rd, 5th, ... of Category20)
	{{ChartColors|Categ20_2|10}}		The first color is the 2nd (of Category20)
	{{ChartColors|Categ20_3|10}}		The first color is the 3rd (of Category20)
	{{ChartColors|Categ20_i|10}}		Inverted order
Plotter	{{ChartColors|Plotter|26}}		Normal order
	{{ChartColors|Plotter_i|26}}		Inverted order

The number of colors must be from 1 to 20 (Categ20) or 26 (Plotter).

Show the color number is an optional parameter, with two values: '-' the color number and 'a' with the degree of transparency (alpha channel) added at the end of the number and always it will be 'ff'. It is only interesting to add the color for the map coloring.

Template data

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TemplateData for ChartColors

Show colors of two standard palettes

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Palette name	1	Name of the palette to use	Line	required
Number of colors	2	The number of colors to show on the palette, from 1 to 20 (Categ20) or 26 (Plotter)	Number	required
Show color number	3	Write the color number after the box: - (only number) or (with alpha channel)	Number	optional

Examples

Code	Result
{{ChartColors|Categ20|10}}
{{ChartColors|Categ20|20}}
{{ChartColors|Plotter|20}}
{{ChartColors|Categ20|3|-}}	#1f77b4       #ff7f0e       #2ca02c

See also

• {{BrewerColors}}
• {{ChartColorLegends}}