Line & Scatter

Spectrum Line

Line with rainbow gradient color along its path.

Output
Spectrum Line
Python
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import numpy as np
from matplotlib.collections import LineCollection

# === STYLE CONFIG ===
COLORS = {
    'background': '#0F172A',
    'text': '#E2E8F0',
    'grid': '#334155',
}

# === DATA ===
x = np.linspace(0, 10, 300)
y = 4 + 2 * np.sin(x) + 0.5 * np.sin(3 * x)

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

# === RAINBOW LINE ===
points = np.array([x, y]).T.reshape(-1, 1, 2)
segments = np.concatenate([points[:-1], points[1:]], axis=1)

# Color based on x position
colors = plt.cm.rainbow(np.linspace(0, 1, len(segments)))

# Glow layers
for lw, alpha in [(12, 0.08), (8, 0.12), (5, 0.2)]:
    lc = LineCollection(segments, colors=colors, linewidth=lw, alpha=alpha)
    ax.add_collection(lc)

# Main line
lc = LineCollection(segments, colors=colors, linewidth=2.5)
ax.add_collection(lc)

# === AXES ===
ax.set_xlim(0, 10)
ax.set_ylim(0, 8)
ax.set_xlabel('X', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)
ax.set_ylabel('Y', fontsize=10, color=COLORS['text'], labelpad=10)

# === STYLING ===
for spine in ax.spines.values():
    spine.set_visible(False)

ax.yaxis.grid(True, color=COLORS['grid'], linewidth=0.5, alpha=0.3)
ax.set_axisbelow(True)
ax.tick_params(axis='both', colors=COLORS['text'], labelsize=9, length=0, pad=8)

plt.tight_layout()
plt.show()
Library

Matplotlib

Category

Pairwise Data

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