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marlin Colour Palettes

Source: R/marlin_pal.R
marlin_pal.Rd

Returns a colorRampPalette function for one of seven marlin-themed colour palettes, all derived from the colours of a blue marlin (Makaira nigricans).

Usage

marlin_pal(palette = "fish_scales", reverse = FALSE, ...)

Arguments

palette

Character. Name of the palette; see Details. Default "fish_scales".

reverse

Logical. If TRUE, reverses the palette colour order. Default FALSE.

...

Additional arguments passed to colorRampPalette.

Value

A colorRampPalette function that accepts an integer n and returns n hex colour strings.

Details

Available palettes:

"fish_scales"

11-colour sequential palette spanning the full dorsal-to-ventral colour range of the fish.

"diverging_fish"

7-colour diverging palette suitable for difference maps or comparisons between two treatments.

"lateral_lines"

8-colour palette inspired by the lateral line markings.

"dark_blues"

4-colour palette of deep blues from the dorsal and fin regions.

"sea_blues"

5-colour palette of mid-range blues.

"sky_blues"

4-colour palette of lighter blues and grey-blues from the ventral region.

"sands"

4-colour palette of warm sandy neutrals.

See also

theme_marlin, plot_marlin

Examples

# 5-colour diverging palette
cols <- marlin_pal("diverging_fish")(5)
scales::show_col(cols)


# Use in a ggplot
library(ggplot2)
ggplot(mtcars, aes(mpg, wt, colour = factor(cyl))) +
  geom_point() +
  scale_colour_manual(values = marlin_pal("sea_blues")(3))