The following are colors supported by Matplotlib using color strings. To generate this list in a notebook execute the following line:
import matplotlib
for name, hex in matplotlib.colors.cnames.items():
print(name, hex.lower())| aliceblue (#f0f8ff) | antiquewhite (#faebd7) | aqua (#00ffff) | aquamarine (#7fffd4) |
| azure (#f0ffff) | beige (#f5f5dc) | bisque (#ffe4c4) | black (#000000) |
| blanchedalmond (#ffebcd) | blue (#0000ff) | blueviolet (#8a2be2) | brown (#a52a2a) |
| burlywood (#deb887) | cadetblue (#5f9ea0) | chartreuse (#7fff00) | chocolate (#d2691e) |
| coral (#ff7f50) | cornflowerblue (#6495ed) | cornsilk (#fff8dc) | crimson (#dc143c) |
| cyan (#00ffff) | darkblue (#00008b) | darkcyan (#008b8b) | darkgoldenrod (#b8860b) |
| darkgray (#a9a9a9) | darkgreen (#006400) | darkgrey (#a9a9a9) | darkkhaki (#bdb76b) |
| darkmagenta (#8b008b) | darkolivegreen (#556b2f) | darkorange (#ff8c00) | darkorchid (#9932cc) |
| darkred (#8b0000) | darksalmon (#e9967a) | darkseagreen (#8fbc8f) | darkslateblue (#483d8b) |
| darkslategray (#2f4f4f) | darkslategrey (#2f4f4f) | darkturquoise (#00ced1) | darkviolet (#9400d3) |
| deeppink (#ff1493) | deepskyblue (#00bfff) | dimgray (#696969) | dimgrey (#696969) |
| dodgerblue (#1e90ff) | firebrick (#b22222) | floralwhite (#fffaf0) | forestgreen (#228b22) |
| fuchsia (#ff00ff) | gainsboro (#dcdcdc) | ghostwhite (#f8f8ff) | gold (#ffd700) |
| goldenrod (#daa520) | gray (#808080) | green (#008000) | greenyellow (#adff2f) |
| grey (#808080) | honeydew (#f0fff0) | hotpink (#ff69b4) | indianred (#cd5c5c) |
| indigo (#4b0082) | ivory (#fffff0) | khaki (#f0e68c) | lavender (#e6e6fa) |
| lavenderblush (#fff0f5) | lawngreen (#7cfc00) | lemonchiffon (#fffacd) | lightblue (#add8e6) |
| lightcoral (#f08080) | lightcyan (#e0ffff) | lightgoldenrodyellow (#fafad2) | lightgray (#d3d3d3) |
| lightgreen (#90ee90) | lightgrey (#d3d3d3) | lightpink (#ffb6c1) | lightsalmon (#ffa07a) |
| lightseagreen (#20b2aa) | lightskyblue (#87cefa) | lightslategray (#778899) | lightslategrey (#778899) |
| lightsteelblue (#b0c4de) | lightyellow (#ffffe0) | lime (#00ff00) | limegreen (#32cd32) |
| linen (#faf0e6) | magenta (#ff00ff) | maroon (#800000) | mediumaquamarine (#66cdaa) |
| mediumblue (#0000cd) | mediumorchid (#ba55d3) | mediumpurple (#9370db) | mediumseagreen (#3cb371) |
| mediumslateblue (#7b68ee) | mediumspringgreen (#00fa9a) | mediumturquoise (#48d1cc) | mediumvioletred (#c71585) |
| midnightblue (#191970) | mintcream (#f5fffa) | mistyrose (#ffe4e1) | moccasin (#ffe4b5) |
| navajowhite (#ffdead) | navy (#000080) | oldlace (#fdf5e6) | olive (#808000) |
| olivedrab (#6b8e23) | orange (#ffa500) | orangered (#ff4500) | orchid (#da70d6) |
| palegoldenrod (#eee8aa) | palegreen (#98fb98) | paleturquoise (#afeeee) | palevioletred (#db7093) |
| papayawhip (#ffefd5) | peachpuff (#ffdab9) | peru (#cd853f) | pink (#ffc0cb) |
| plum (#dda0dd) | powderblue (#b0e0e6) | purple (#800080) | rebeccapurple (#663399) |
| red (#ff0000) | rosybrown (#bc8f8f) | royalblue (#4169e1) | saddlebrown (#8b4513) |
| salmon (#fa8072) | sandybrown (#f4a460) | seagreen (#2e8b57) | seashell (#fff5ee) |
| sienna (#a0522d) | silver (#c0c0c0) | skyblue (#87ceeb) | slateblue (#6a5acd) |
| slategray (#708090) | slategrey (#708090) | snow (#fffafa) | springgreen (#00ff7f) |
| steelblue (#4682b4) | tan (#d2b48c) | teal (#008080) | thistle (#d8bfd8) |
| tomato (#ff6347) | turquoise (#40e0d0) | violet (#ee82ee) | wheat (#f5deb3) |
| white (#ffffff) | whitesmoke (#f5f5f5) | yellow (#ffff00) | yellowgreen (#9acd32) |
