cubehelix

Syntax

cubehelix()

cubehelix(n)

cmap = cubehelix(...)

Inputs

n

Length of the colormap (default: 64).

Type: integer

Dimension: scalar

Outputs

cmap

Colormap in matrix format with size n x 3 (red, green and blue).

Type: double

Dimension: matrix

Example

Simple colormap using cubehelix:

x=[0:0.1:2*pi];
y=x;
z=sin(x')*cos(y);

contour(z);
cmap = cubehelix(256);
colormap(cmap);