Colors Controlled by Axes :: Axes Properties (Graphics)

Graphics

Colors Controlled by Axes

Axes properties specify the color of the axis lines, tick marks, labels, and the background. Properties also control the colors of the lines drawn by plotting routines and how image, patch, and surface objects obtain colors from the figure colormap.

The axes properties discussed in this section are listed in the following table.

Property
Characteristic it Controls

Color
Axes background color

XColor, YColor, ZColor
Color of the axis lines, tick marks, gridlines, and labels

Title
Title text object handles

XLabel, YLabel, Zlabel
Axis label text object handles

CLim
Controls mapping of graphic object CData to the figure colormap

CLimMode
Automatic or manual control of CLim property

ColorOrder
Line color autocycle order

LineStyleOrder
Line styles autocycle order (not a color, but related to ColorOrder)

Property	Characteristic it Controls
`Color`	Axes background color
`XColor, YColor, ZColor`	Color of the axis lines, tick marks, gridlines, and labels
`Title`	Title text object handles
`XLabel, YLabel, Zlabel`	Axis label text object handles
`CLim`	Controls mapping of graphic object `CData` to the figure colormap
`CLimMode`	Automatic or manual control of `CLim` property
`ColorOrder`	Line color autocycle order
`LineStyleOrder`	Line styles autocycle order (not a color, but related to `ColorOrder)`

Automatic-Mode Properties Specifying Axes Colors