colorSpectrum: Create N Distinct Plot Colors
For a consistent plot lines coloring scheme. Returns a color spectrum from red to green to blue. Avoids colors that are hard to see in matlab plots, such as yellow and cyan.
Three Easy Directions:
Obtain N curves or lines to plot: Data.
Type: C = colorSpectrum(N);
Plot: figure,hold on,for i = 1:N,plot(Data(i,:),'Color',C(i,:)),end,hold off
Cite As
Kirk (2024). colorSpectrum: Create N Distinct Plot Colors (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/44589-colorspectrum-create-n-distinct-plot-colors), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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