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  • Introduction
  • Getting Started

How-to Guides

  • User Guide

Tutorials

  • Scicomap Tutorial
  • Never ever use the jet/rainbow color map
  • Interactive Marimo Tutorial
  • Colormap Gallery

Reference and Support

  • API Reference
  • CLI Reference
  • FAQ
  • Troubleshooting
  • LLM Access
  • Contributing
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Colormap Gallery

Colormap Gallery#

Use this gallery to quickly scan colormap families before running detailed assessment workflows.

Sequential family#

Best for ordered values with a single direction (low to high).

Sequential colormap family overview.

Diverging family#

Best for values around a meaningful center (for example anomaly maps).

Diverging colormap family overview.

Multi-sequential family#

Useful when multiple ordered bands must remain visually distinct.

Multi-sequential colormap family overview.

Circular family#

Best for periodic variables such as phase and angle.

Circular colormap family overview.

Qualitative family#

Best for categories without numeric ordering.

Qualitative colormap family overview.

Miscellaneous family#

Includes legacy or specialized maps; assess these carefully before publication.

Miscellaneous colormap family overview.

Next steps#

  • Validate one candidate with User Guide assessment workflow.

  • Compare options using CLI Reference commands.

  • Follow a complete walkthrough in Scicomap Tutorial.

  • Explore the reactive tutorial in Interactive Marimo Tutorial.

On this page

  • Sequential family
  • Diverging family
  • Multi-sequential family
  • Circular family
  • Qualitative family
  • Miscellaneous family
  • Next steps

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