Build Custom Colormaps with Variable Resolutions
This function can be used to build your own custom colormaps.
the first input argument colors is a n X 3 matrix with each row
specifying the color.
the second argument is the resolution of the colormap default(300)
Example:
colors_mat = [1 0 1; 0 1 0];
[cmap]=buildcolormap(colors_mat,255);
% % try the output cmap:
im=imread('cameraman.tif');
imshow(im), colorbar
colormap(cmap) %will use the output colormap
Author: Vengatesan G
Thanks to M Sohrabinia for his original work.
http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/40318-build-custom-colormaps
Cite As
Vengatesan (2025). Build Custom Colormaps with Variable Resolutions (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47721-build-custom-colormaps-with-variable-resolutions), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .
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- MATLAB > Graphics > Formatting and Annotation > Colormaps > Green >
- MATLAB > Graphics > Formatting and Annotation > Colormaps > Purple >
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