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python colorspace package
Repository is available on https://github.com/retostauffer/python-colorspace..
The python colorspace package
The python colorspace is the python implementation of the R colorspace package and provides the same features and methods to create custom and effective color maps for scientific color maps.
The R package
This package is based on the R colorspace package and will, at some point, provide all the features the R version already does. For more information about the R colorspace package check out this page.
HCLwizard.org
The website HCLwizard.org provides detailed information about the HCL color space and the R colorspace package. Some more information about the python colorspace package will be added soon.