make "plot" visualization more visible

I have 5 plots in a figure. One plot has a lot more points (gray color in the figure with about 4000 points) and hence while other a few hundred. I put the color for the larger set curve to gray in order to make the other 4 plots (shown in green, orange, and purple) more visible (following script). I also made the 'Linewidth' for gray curve to 0.5. Are the any suggestions to make the other 4 curves (shown as orange, green, red, and purple) more visible?

newcolors = [0.83 0.14 0.14

1.00 0.54 0.00

0.47 0.25 0.80

0.25 0.80 0.54

0.7 0.7 0.7];

colororder(newcolors)

[jonas]

Linewidth 0.5 is default, so does not change anything. Could try setting the others to 1.0. Try changing the stackorder as well so that gray is on top.

Answer 1

[Leepakshi]

Hi Michael,

To enhance the visibility of the four curves (orange, green, red, and purple) against the gray curve with many points, I recommend you try out these methods:

1. Increase Line Width for Colorful Curves: Make the lines for the colorful curves thicker to help them stand out more against the gray curve.

plot(x1, y1, 'LineWidth', 2); % Orange curve 
plot(x2, y2, 'LineWidth', 2); % Green curve 
plot(x3, y3, 'LineWidth', 2); % Red curve 
plot(x4, y4, 'LineWidth', 2); % Purple curve 

1. Use Different Line Styles: Apply different line styles (e.g., dashed, dotted) to the colorful curves to make them distinct.

plot(x1, y1, '--', 'LineWidth', 2); % Orange curve 
plot(x2, y2, ':', 'LineWidth', 2); % Green curve 
plot(x3, y3, '-.', 'LineWidth', 2); % Red curve 
plot(x4, y4, '-', 'LineWidth', 2); % Purple curve 

1. Adjust Transparency of the Gray Curve: Make the gray curve semi-transparent to reduce its visual dominance.

plot(x_gray, y_gray, 'Color', [0.7 0.7 0.7 0.3], 'LineWidth', 0.5); % Gray curve with transparency 

By implementing these suggestions, you should be able to make the colorful curves more prominent and distinguishable from the gray curve.

Hope this helps!