BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL

ColorData

ColorData["scheme"]
gives a function that generates colors in the named color scheme when applied to parameter values.

ColorData["scheme", "property"]
gives the specified property of a color scheme.

ColorData["collection"]
gives a list of color schemes in a named collection.

ColorData[]
gives a list of named collections of color schemes.

Details Details

ColorData["scheme"][par] or ColorData["scheme", par] gives the RGBColor object corresponding to parameter value par in the specified scheme.
Typical collections of schemes include:

	"Gradients"	continuous normalized color gradients
	"Indexed"	colors indexed by successive integers
	"Named"	collections of named colors
	"Physical"	colors determined by physical parameters

By default, color gradients have a single parameter that ranges from 0 to 1.
ColorData[{"gradient", "Reverse"}] gives a color gradient that ranges from 0 to 1 with the order of colors reversed.
ColorData[{"gradient", {min, max}}] gives a color gradient that ranges from min to max.
ColorData[n, ...] uses the n indexed color palette.
Possible properties in ColorData["scheme", "property"] include:

	"ColorFunction"	a color function to be applied to parameters
	"ColorList"	list of colors for finite indexed color schemes
	"ColorRules"	color rules for discrete color schemes
	"Image"	a graphics image showing colors in the scheme
	"Name"	English name for the color scheme
	"Panel"	a clickable panel showing colors in the scheme
	"ParameterCount"	the number of parameters used in the scheme
	"Range"	range of possible values for the first parameter
	{"Range",i}	range of possible values for the parameter

Ranges are specified as they would be for a slider:
{x_min,x_max} continuous values from to

{x_min,x_max,dx} discrete values in steps dx

{{x₁,x₂,...}} specific discrete values
ColorData["scheme"] gives a ColorDataFunction object.