Custom Colors for Plots

This function provides a selection of colors easy to differentiate for plotting graphics.

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In plot graphs, often it's needed to use a several colors that can be easily differentiated on a first look on the graphic. With this function you can call easily (by name or by code) a selection of 15 colors.
It's very simple and there are more elegant ways to do it, but I think it's a very functional solution.

Examples:
for ccc=1:15
plot(ccc*ones(1,10),'Linewidth',4,'Color', CustomColors(ccc))
end

plot(ones(1,10),'Linewidth',4,'Color', CustomColors('Coral'))
plot(ones(1,10),'Linewidth',4,'Color', CustomColors('DeepSkyBlue4'))

Cite As

Andres (2026). Custom Colors for Plots (https://se.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/36514-custom-colors-for-plots), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired: Maximally Distinct Color Generator

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0.0