CubeHelix Colormap Generator

Version 2.3.1 (16 KB) by Stephen23
Use the cubehelix algorithm to generate colormaps suitable for grayscale conversion
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Updated 2 Jul 2022
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Stephen23 (2026). CubeHelix Colormap Generator (https://github.com/DrosteEffect/CubeHelix), GitHub. Retrieved .

MATLAB Release Compatibility
Created with R2010b
Compatible with R2009b and later releases
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Version Published Release Notes
2.3.1

* Use GitHub README.
2.3.0

* default size to suit HG2.
* improve error messages.
* include PRESET_COLORMAP
* remove CUBEHELIX_FIND
2.2.0

* Add error IDs.
* Improve input checking.
2.1.0.1

* Simplfiy CUBEHELIX_VIEW figure creation.
2.1.0.0

* Replace that awful automatically-generated title with the original title.
* Update FEX blurb.
2.0.0.0

* Move to GitHub repository.
Changes to "cubehelix_view":
* Simplify internal graphics-handle management.
* Simplify figure layout.
1.8.0.0

* Minor edit to blurb, consistent parameter names.
1.7.0.0

* Use correct color terminology: rename "hue" -> "sat", and "start" -> "hue".
1.6.0.0

* Change input name from <rng> to <yrange> to avoid conflict with inbuilt function.
* Simplify input checking.
* Simplify internal passing of variables to local functions.
1.5.0.0

* Include Domain option.
* Include 3D RGB-cube viewer.
* More robust parameter finder.
1.4.0.0

- Improve input argument checking.
1.3.0.0

- Improve input argument checking.
- Viewer figure now displays warnings for clipped RGB or non-monotonic grayscale values.
- Demo now also varies the range values.
1.2.0.0

- Allow parameters to be input as a vector.
- Improve viewer background.
- Better demonstration-mode: random examples in the viewer.
1.1.0.0

- Add range sliders to viewer.
- Slightly robuster finder algorithm.
- Show some nice examples in the illustration!
1.0.0.0

To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.
To view or report issues in this GitHub add-on, visit the GitHub Repository.