Matplotlib PyPlot – Set Color(s) for Bars in Bar Plot
To set color for bars in a Bar Plot using Matplotlib PyPlot API, call matplotlib.pyplot.bar() function, and pass required color value(s) to color parameter of bar() function.
The definition of matplotlib.pyplot.bar() function with color parameter is
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bar(x, height, color=None)Of course, there are other named parameters, but for simplicity, only color parameter is given.
where
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| color | The color(s) of the bar which takes color or list of color. |
Note: If we are providing a list of colors for color parameter, the length of this list of colors should match the length of x and height.
Example
In the following program, we will draw a bar plot with bars having orange color.
example.py
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import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
#data
x = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
h = [10, 8, 12, 4, 7]
c = 'orange'
#bar plot
plt.bar(x, height = h, color = c)
plt.show()Output