Colormap formulae

It is pseudo color and color pallet based on rgbformulae of gnuplot.

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It provide a variety of colormaps. It can be used for many plot applications.
In addition, it can be used to convert from a gray image to a pseudo color image.
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Usage of colormap:
colormap(ax1,colormapformulae('traditional ', 2560));
or
colormap(ax1,colormapformulae([7,5,15], 2560));

It includes builtin colormap like 'cool'.
colormap(ax1,colormapformulae('cool', 2560));

Usage of pseudo color conversion:
col = gray2pseudocolor(gry,'traditional');
or
col = gray2pseudocolor(gry,[7,5,15]);

The numbers [7,5,15] specifiy the transformation functions of R, G, and B.
You can get different colormap by changing the numbers.

Each function includes help.
Please type:
% help [function]

Cite As

Masayuki Tanaka (2026). Colormap formulae (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/66724-colormap-formulae), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0