2D Histogram
Server Requests vs Response Size
2D histogram of web server request rates versus response payload sizes.
Output
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
np.random.seed(42)
# Server metrics
requests_per_sec = np.random.exponential(100, 5000)
response_size = np.random.exponential(50, 5000) + requests_per_sec * 0.1 # KB
fig, ax = plt.subplots(figsize=(10, 8), facecolor='#020B14')
ax.set_facecolor('#020B14')
# Custom colormap: deep_purple to pink to coral
colors = ['#020B14', '#1a0d2e', '#5314E6', '#F527B0', '#F5276C']
cmap = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list('server', colors, N=256)
h = ax.hist2d(requests_per_sec, response_size, bins=50, cmap=cmap, cmin=1)
cbar = plt.colorbar(h[3], ax=ax, pad=0.02)
cbar.set_label('Samples', color='white', fontsize=11)
cbar.ax.yaxis.set_tick_params(color='white')
plt.setp(plt.getp(cbar.ax.axes, 'yticklabels'), color='white')
ax.set_xlabel('Requests/sec', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_ylabel('Response Size (KB)', fontsize=11, color='white', fontweight='500')
ax.set_title('Server Requests vs Response Size', fontsize=14, color='white', fontweight='bold', pad=15)
ax.tick_params(colors='white', labelsize=9)
for spine in ax.spines.values():
spine.set_color('#333333')
plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library
Matplotlib
Category
Statistical
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