In matplotlib, you can use any Web or X11 named colors to plot with, e.g. ax.scatter(x, y, color="Thistle")
. I've copied the tables in the wikipedia article below.
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When you need a palette of colors, I suggest using Colorbrewer palettes. Hover over each palette to see the name of it.
Matplotlib color palettes includes all the colorbrewer palettes, plus some more (below)