Analytics Colors

Overview

• Colors are used in dashboards for alignment of data:
  • None – Series colors are cycled in sequence from the color palette on a per chart basis
  • Metric – The same color is used for additional occurrences of that metric
  • Category – The same color is used for additional occurrences of that category
• Colors can also be defined for bin display, color palette or numeric
• Theme color is definable which sets the highlight on the platform.
• Two modes of the UI are selectable – Light and Dark mode

Examples

Colors in action on a Dashboard - Line

Colors in action on a Dashboard - Aggregate

Where Color Palettes Are Used

Color palettes can be found and used when configuring:

• Bin colors (Monitoring)
  

• Theme color (Settings)
  

Color Palette Options

• Colors can be defined visually
  • Drag the dot in the box for fine color selection
  • Drag the middle slider for corse color selection and right slider for opacity
• Colors can be defined by absolute reference
  • HEXA – Hexadecimal – RRGGBBAA AA=Alpha (opacity – Solid > see thru)
  • RGBA – Red, Green, Blue & Alpha
  • HSVA – Hue (Color), Saturation, Value (Brightness), Alpha
• You can type or paste your favorite color into the box for speed and consistency

Colors in Action

• Dashboards
  • Line charts
  • Aggregate Widget (Pie)
• Theme color
  • All selection highlights
• Light and Dark mode
  • Set in individual login session
  • Light for presentation
  • Dark close up viewing

Capabilities

• Perfect for visual grouping and associations
  • Metric grouping in line chart to correlate the same metric within a dashboard
  • Category grouping in line chart to correlate the same category within a dashboard
  • Pie chart definition of color for ‘traffic light’ Red, Amber Green associations
• Traceable and consistent color definitions
• Customize your user experience by setting the theme color
• Easy on the eye dark mode or light mode for presentation contrast