Bar Chart
Bullet Chart
Performance against target with qualitative ranges.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
COLORS = {
'actual': '#6366F1',
'target': '#EF4444',
'ranges': ['#E2E8F0', '#CBD5E1', '#94A3B8'],
'background': '#FFFFFF',
'text': '#1E293B',
'text_muted': '#64748B',
}
metrics = ['Revenue', 'Profit', 'Customers']
actuals = [270, 85, 180]
targets = [250, 100, 200]
ranges_data = [
[200, 250, 300],
[50, 80, 100],
[150, 175, 220],
]
fig, axes = plt.subplots(3, 1, figsize=(10, 5), dpi=100)
fig.patch.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
for ax, metric, actual, target, ranges in zip(axes, metrics, actuals, targets, ranges_data):
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
# Range backgrounds
ax.barh(0, ranges[2], height=0.6, color=COLORS['ranges'][0], zorder=1)
ax.barh(0, ranges[1], height=0.6, color=COLORS['ranges'][1], zorder=2)
ax.barh(0, ranges[0], height=0.6, color=COLORS['ranges'][2], zorder=3)
# Actual bar
ax.barh(0, actual, height=0.3, color=COLORS['actual'], zorder=4)
# Target marker
ax.axvline(target, color=COLORS['target'], linewidth=3, ymin=0.2, ymax=0.8, zorder=5)
ax.text(-10, 0, metric, ha='right', va='center', fontsize=10,
fontweight='bold', color=COLORS['text'])
ax.text(actual + 5, 0, str(actual), ha='left', va='center', fontsize=9,
color=COLORS['text'])
ax.set_xlim(-80, ranges[2] * 1.1)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, 0.5)
ax.axis('off')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Basic Charts
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