# CMasher: Scientific colormaps for making accessible, informative and 'cmashing' plots

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.01069 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2003.01069/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 26 Feb 2020.

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [Insights on Galaxy Evolution from Interpretable Sparse Feature Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2501.00089/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

CMasher is a Python package that provides a curated collection of scientific colormaps, showcased in the online documentation (https://cmasher.readthedocs.io). The colormaps in CMasher are all designed to be perceptually uniform sequential using the 'viscm' package; most of them are color-vision deficiency friendly; and they cover a wide range of different color combinations to accommodate for most applications. It aims to provide several alternatives to commonly used colormaps, like 'chroma' and 'rainforest' for 'jet'; 'sunburst' for 'hot'; 'neutral' for 'binary'; and 'fusion' and 'redshift' for 'coolwarm'. With CMasher, I hope to help others with picking the correct colormap for the job.