Scale.color_discrete_hue

Create a discrete color scale to be used for the plot. Scale.color_discrete is an alias for Scale.color_discrete_hue.

Arguments

f (optional): A function f(n) that produces a vector of n colors. Usually distinguishable_colors can be used for this, with parameters tuned to your liking.
levels (optional, keyword): Explicitly set levels used by the scale.
order (optional, keyword): A vector of integers giving a permutation of the levels default order.
preserve_order (optional, keyword): If set to true, orders levels as they appear in the data

Examples

You can set a discrete color scale of your choice in a plot.

function gen_colors(n)
  cs = distinguishable_colors(n,
      [colorant"#FE4365", colorant"#eca25c"], # seed colors
      lchoices=Float64[58, 45, 72.5, 90],     # lightness choices
      transform=c -> deuteranopic(c, 0.1),    # color transform
      cchoices=Float64[20,40],                # chroma choices
      hchoices=[75,51,35,120,180,210,270,310] # hue choices
  )

  convert(Vector{Color}, cs)
end

using RDatasets

iris = dataset("datasets", "iris")

plot(iris, x=:SepalLength, y=:SepalWidth, color=:Species,
     Geom.point, Scale.color_discrete(gen_colors))

You can force the use of a discrete scale on data that would otherwise receive a continuous scale:

plot(x=rand(12), y=rand(12), color=repeat([1,2,3], outer=[4]),
     Scale.color_discrete())

To set a default color scale for plots, you can set it in the current Theme using push_theme, using style to modify the current theme.

Gadfly.push_theme(
    style(
        discrete_color_scale=Scale.color_discrete(gen_colors)
    )
)

Gadfly.Theme(LCHab{Float32}(70.0f0,60.0f0,240.0f0),0.9mm,0.3mm,nothing,nothing,nothing,1.0,nothing,5.0mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.816,0.816,0.878),Measures.Length{:mm,Float64}[0.5mm,0.5mm],RGB{N0f8}(0.627,0.627,0.627),0.2mm,"'PT Sans Caption','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif",2.822222222222222mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.424,0.376,0.42),"'PT Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif",3.880555555555555mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.337,0.29,0.333),"'PT Sans Caption','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif",2.822222222222222mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.298,0.251,0.294),"'PT Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif",3.880555555555555mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.212,0.165,0.208),"'PT Sans','Helvetica Neue','Helvetica',sans-serif",2.822222222222222mm,RGB{N0f8}(0.298,0.251,0.294),40,-0.05mm,1.0mm,3.0mm,Gadfly.default_stroke_color,0.3mm,Gadfly.default_discrete_highlight_color,Gadfly.default_continuous_highlight_color,Gadfly.default_lowlight_color,0.6,Gadfly.default_middle_color,0.6mm,:left,:square,:right,nothing,Function[Compose.circle,Gadfly.square,Gadfly.diamond,Gadfly.cross,Gadfly.xcross,Gadfly.utriangle,Gadfly.dtriangle,Gadfly.star1,Gadfly.star2,Gadfly.hexagon,Gadfly.octagon],2.0mm,1000,10.0,0.5,0.2,4,Gadfly.Scale.DiscreteColorScale(Gadfly.Scale.default_discrete_colors,nothing,nothing,true),Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousColorScale(Gadfly.Scale.#70,Gadfly.Scale.ContinuousScaleTransform(identity,identity,Gadfly.Scale.identity_formatter),nothing,nothing))