I can find a list on the matplotlib documentation that claims that these are the only names.

Color names for matplotlib. For more information on colors in matplotlib see. Colors wont work use this - from matplotlib import cm cmjet0. Import matplotlibpyplot as plt create scatterplot pltscatterdfx dfy s200 cdfz cmapgray For this particular example we chose the colormap gray but you can find a complete list of colormaps available to use in the matplotlib colormap documentation.

An excellent starting resource for learning about. In combination they represent the colorspace. In CIELAB color space is represented by lightness L.

You can choose any of these markers. Matplotlib scatter has a parameter c which allows an array-like or a list of colors. If there are no specified values Matplotlib defaults to the order of the Artists added to the Axes.

If you would like to use additional named colors when plotting with matplotlib you can use the xkcd crowdsourced color names via the xkcd prefix. It turns out that matplotlib accepts not only these default color names but the full range of html color names. And yellow-blue b.

However Ive found that these colors can also be used at least in this context. Note that xkcd colors are supported as well but are not listed here for brevity. However Ive found that these colors can also be used at least in this context.

What named colors are available in matplotlib for use in plots. Rand 100 Area np. To begin with matplotlib will automatically cycle through colors.