Origin has a very basic, non-customizable 'system' color list which has been kept primarily for reasons of backward compatibility and for programmatically assigning color. You can use function color() to return the corresponding RGB composite value for a specified html color code.ĭefining and Using Custom Colors Origin's Default Color List.

You can display RGB values on the color button by setting system variable to 1.Plot Details Color Button or Toolbar Button Click on a plot and select a color-related button on the Format toolbar (docked at the top of your workspace).Double-click on the plot to open Plot Details and initiate color editing via the color button for a particular element (e.g.Click on a plot and select a color-related button from a Mini Toolbar.The Color Chooser is the starting point for customizing plot colors in the active graph window. 6 Using Column Label Row Values to Control Plot Color.4 Using Column Values to Apply Color By Points.3 Working with Color Increment Lists and Palettes.

2.3.2 Building a List with the Build Colors Dialog Box (Origin 2021 and Later).2.3.1 Building a Color List, One-by-One.2.3 Saving a Series of Custom Colors as an Increment List.As mentioned, you can accomplish many Origin color-related tasks such as importing new palettes, adding or removing color lists and palettes, plus editing and creating of palettes, using the Color Manager.If you want to use dataset values to control data plot color, see Using a Dataset to Control Plot Color.

If you are customizing colors of grouped plots, see the Plot Details Group tab.

In addition to topics discussed on this page, you may want to see these pages for information on customizing plot colors. If you are actively changing the color scheme of an existing graph, you will quickly become familiar with what we call the Color Chooser. Since it is difficult to talk about one without the other, this page will assume a broad definition of 'customization'. When we talk about 'customizing' data plot colors in Origin, we could be talking about changing the default plot color assignment in an existing graph or we could be talking about building a custom color list for use in a as-yet-to-be-created graph.

Matlab plot colors and labels