Heatmap

Server Load Heatmap

Light theme heatmap showing server CPU load over time

Output
Server Load Heatmap
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
from matplotlib.patches import FancyBboxPatch

fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(14, 6), facecolor='#ffffff')
ax.set_facecolor('#ffffff')

np.random.seed(42)
servers = ['Server 1', 'Server 2', 'Server 3', 'Server 4', 'Server 5']
hours = [f'{h:02d}:00' for h in range(24)]
data = np.random.beta(2, 5, (len(servers), 24)) * 100
data[:, 9:18] += 30

colors = ['#1e293b', '#78350f', '#d97706', '#fbbf24', '#fef3c7']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('modern', colors, N=256)

cell_w, cell_h = 0.88, 0.82
for i in range(len(servers)):
    for j in range(len(hours)):
        val = data[i, j]
        rect = FancyBboxPatch((j - cell_w/2, i - cell_h/2), cell_w, cell_h,
                               boxstyle="round,pad=0.02,rounding_size=0.12",
                               facecolor=cmap((val - 0) / (100 - 0)), edgecolor='#e2e8f0', linewidth=1.5)
        ax.add_patch(rect)
        

ax.set_xlim(-0.5, len(hours)-0.5)
ax.set_ylim(-0.5, len(servers)-0.5)
ax.set_aspect('equal')
ax.invert_yaxis()
ax.set_xticks(range(len(hours)))
ax.set_yticks(range(len(servers)))
ax.set_xticklabels(hours, color='#64748b', fontsize=10, fontweight='500')
ax.set_yticklabels(servers, color='#1e293b', fontsize=11, fontweight='500')

sm = plt.cm.ScalarMappable(cmap=cmap, norm=plt.Normalize(0, 100))
cbar = plt.colorbar(sm, ax=ax, shrink=0.8, pad=0.02)
cbar.set_label('CPU Load %', color='#1e293b', fontsize=11)
cbar.outline.set_edgecolor('#e2e8f0')
plt.setp(plt.getp(cbar.ax.axes, 'yticklabels'), color='#64748b')

for spine in ax.spines.values(): spine.set_visible(False)
ax.tick_params(length=0)
ax.set_title('Server CPU Load Over 24 Hours', fontsize=18, color='#1e293b', fontweight='bold', pad=20)
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Heatmaps & Density

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