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Using with {ggplot2}

Install from CRAN using:

install.packages("PrettyCols")

Or install the development version using:

remotes::install_github("nrennie/PrettyCols")

Then load into R:

library(PrettyCols)

Set up a simple data frame to use for an example plot:

library(ggplot2)
df <- data.frame(
  type = c("A", "B", "C"),
  value = c(1, 2, 3)
)

To change the fill or colour for discrete variables:

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, fill = type)
) +
  geom_col() +
  scale_fill_pretty_d(palette = "Blues")

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, colour = type)
) +
  geom_col(linewidth = 2, fill = "white") +
  scale_colour_pretty_d(palette = "Blues")

To change the fill or colour for continuous variables:

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, fill = value)
) +
  geom_col() +
  scale_fill_pretty_c(palette = "Purples")

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, colour = value)
) +
  geom_col(linewidth = 2, fill = "white") +
  scale_colour_pretty_c(palette = "Purples", direction = -1)

To change the fill or colour for continuous (diverging) variables (using diverging palettes only):

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, fill = value)
) +
  geom_col() +
  scale_fill_pretty_div(palette = "PurpleYellows", midpoint = 2)

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, colour = value)
) +
  geom_col(linewidth = 2, fill = "white") +
  scale_colour_pretty_div(palette = "PurpleYellows", midpoint = 2)

To change the legend title:

ggplot(
  data = df,
  mapping = aes(x = type, y = value, fill = value)
) +
  geom_col() +
  scale_fill_pretty_c(palette = "Purples", name = "My New Title") +
  theme(legend.title = element_text(colour = "blue"))

These binaries (installable software) and packages are in development.
They may not be fully stable and should be used with caution. We make no claims about them.