Gauge Chart
API Response Latency
Server response time monitoring with purple gradient
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.patches import Wedge, Circle, Polygon
import numpy as np
# Data - latency in ms (lower is better, so we show inverse)
latency = 145
max_latency = 500
value = (latency / max_latency) * 100
# Colors
bg_color = '#0a0a0f'
track_color = '#1a1a2e'
arc_color = '#4927F5'
text_color = '#ffffff'
dim_color = '#6b7280'
start_angle, end_angle = -30, 210
sweep = end_angle - start_angle
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor=bg_color)
ax.set_facecolor(bg_color)
ax.set_xlim(-1.4, 1.4)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 1.4)
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.axis('off')
# Track with performance zones
zones = [(0, 100, '#27F5B0'), (100, 300, '#F5B027'), (300, 500, '#F54927')]
for z_start, z_end, z_color in zones:
z_s_pct = z_start / max_latency
z_e_pct = z_end / max_latency
z_s_ang = end_angle - z_s_pct * sweep
z_e_ang = end_angle - z_e_pct * sweep
ax.add_patch(Wedge((0, 0), 1.0, z_e_ang, z_s_ang, width=0.15,
facecolor=z_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=0.15))
# Value arc
value_pct = value / 100
value_angle = start_angle + (1 - value_pct) * sweep
for r_off, w_off, alpha in [(0.05, 0.06, 0.1), (0.03, 0.04, 0.2),
(0.015, 0.02, 0.4), (0, 0, 0.95)]:
ax.add_patch(Wedge((0, 0), 1.0 + r_off, value_angle, end_angle,
width=0.15 + w_off, facecolor=arc_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=alpha))
# Ticks with ms labels
for i in range(6):
pct = i / 5
angle = np.radians(end_angle - pct * sweep)
r1, r2 = 0.87, 0.80
ax.plot([r1*np.cos(angle), r2*np.cos(angle)],
[r1*np.sin(angle), r2*np.sin(angle)], color='#3a3a4a', linewidth=2)
ax.text(0.72*np.cos(angle), 0.72*np.sin(angle), f'{int(pct*max_latency)}',
fontsize=10, color=dim_color, ha='center', va='center')
# Needle
needle_angle = np.radians(end_angle - value_pct * sweep)
nx, ny = 0.62 * np.cos(needle_angle), 0.62 * np.sin(needle_angle)
perp = needle_angle + np.pi/2
bx1, by1 = 0.035 * np.cos(perp), 0.035 * np.sin(perp)
for scale, alpha in [(1.6, 0.1), (1.3, 0.2)]:
ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx*scale, ny*scale), (bx1*2, by1*2), (-bx1*2, -by1*2)],
facecolor=arc_color, edgecolor='none', alpha=alpha))
ax.add_patch(Polygon([(nx, ny), (bx1, by1), (-bx1, -by1)], facecolor='#ffffff', edgecolor='none'))
# Hub
for r, c, a in [(0.11, arc_color, 0.3), (0.09, arc_color, 0.5), (0.07, bg_color, 1), (0.05, arc_color, 0.9)]:
ax.add_patch(Circle((0, 0), r, facecolor=c, edgecolor='none', alpha=a))
# Text
ax.text(0, -0.22, f'{latency}', fontsize=52, fontweight='bold', color=text_color, ha='center', va='center')
ax.text(0, -0.40, 'ms', fontsize=18, color=arc_color, ha='center', va='center', fontweight='600')
ax.text(0, -0.56, 'AVG LATENCY', fontsize=12, color=dim_color, ha='center', va='center')
ax.text(0, 1.22, 'API Response Time', fontsize=18, fontweight='bold', color=text_color, ha='center', va='center')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Part-to-Whole
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