Horizontal Gradient

import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np

COLORS = {'background': '#FFFFFF', 'text': '#1E293B', 'text_muted': '#64748B', 'grid': '#F1F5F9'}

np.random.seed(42)
data = np.random.normal(50, 15, 400)

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 6), dpi=100)
ax.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])
fig.patch.set_facecolor(COLORS['background'])

counts, bins, patches = ax.hist(data, bins=20, edgecolor='white', linewidth=0.5, orientation='horizontal')
for i, patch in enumerate(patches):
    intensity = i / len(patches)
    r, g, b = 99 + int(intensity * 50), 102 + int(intensity * 50), 241
    patch.set_facecolor(f'#{r:02x}{g:02x}{b:02x}')
    patch.set_alpha(0.85)

ax.spines['top'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['right'].set_visible(False)
ax.spines['left'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.spines['bottom'].set_color(COLORS['grid'])
ax.xaxis.grid(True, color=COLORS['grid'], linewidth=1, zorder=0)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors=COLORS['text_muted'], labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)
ax.set_xlabel('Count', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Value', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()