ggschemes

This package includes additional themes and scales for ggplot2 based on popular color schemes, as well as tools to easily make your own. For a proper introduction, read the package vignette.

Installation

The package is not on CRAN, but you can install it directly from github using

devtools::install_github("kssrr/ggschemes")

Examples

Dracula Dark Horizontal:

ggplot(iris, aes(Sepal.Width, Sepal.Length, color = Species, shape = Species)) +
  geom_point(size = 4) +
  theme_dracula_dark_horizontal() +
  scale_color_dracula(palette = "dark") +
  labs(
    title = "Sepal Length vs. Sepal Width", 
    subtitle = "...for Various Species of Iris",
    x = "Sepal Width",
    y = "Sepal Length"
  )

Monokai Dark:

ggplot(mtcars, aes(wt, mpg, color = factor(cyl), shape = factor(cyl))) +
  geom_point(size = 4) +
  theme_monokai_dark() +
  scale_color_monokai(palette = "dark") +
  labs(
    title = "Car Weight vs. Miles per Gallon",
    subtitle = "...and number of cylinders",
    x = "Weight",
    y = "Miles per Gallon",
    color = "Cylinders",
    shape = "Cylinders"
  )
    

Dracula Light:

ggplot(iris, aes(Sepal.Width, Sepal.Length, color = Species, shape = Species)) +
  geom_point(size = 4) +
  theme_dracula_light_horizontal() +
  scale_color_dracula() +
  labs(
    title = "Sepal Length vs. Sepal Width", 
    subtitle = "...for Various Species of Iris",
    x = "Sepal Width",
    y = "Sepal Length"
  )

Gruvbox Light Horizontal:

ggplot(mpg, aes(cty, hwy)) +
    geom_smooth(
      method = "lm", 
      color = gruvbox$light("lightblue"), 
      se = FALSE
    ) +
    geom_count(color = gruvbox$light("red"), show.legend = FALSE) +
    theme_gruvbox_light_horizontal() +
    labs(
      title = "City vs. Highway Mileage",
      subtitle = "...for cars from various manufacturers",
      x = "City mileage",
      y = "Highway mileage",
      n = "Count"
    )

So far, the package includes three color schemes: Gruvbox, Dracula and Monokai, each with a light and dark variant.