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Data visualisations can help readers understand complicated figures better, but using misleading colour schemes can have the opposite effect.
Colour is an important element to consider when creating charts and graphs, and the folks at data visualisation platform Plotly put together this handy guide to help you make the best choices to match your data.
The piece covers the different ways colour can impact on the ways readers perceive visuals, and explains how to use colour to highlight comparisons and relationships between different values.
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