# cmocean

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/families/cmocean
Source type: Colormap family

> All 22 cmocean colormaps (15 sequential, 5 diverging, 1 cyclic, and 1 multi-sequential) with side-by-side OKLCh diagnostics for lightness, chroma, hue, and colorblind safety.

- [Algae](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.algae): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.24, hue stays green, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Amp](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.amp): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.24, hue sweeps 26° from orange to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Balance](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.balance): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.95, hue sweeps 179° from violet to red, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Curl](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.curl): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 305° from violet to magenta, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Deep](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.deep): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.24, hue sweeps 210° from chartreuse to magenta, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Delta](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.delta): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 172° from blue to chartreuse, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Dense](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.dense): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.24, hue sweeps 153° from cyan to rose, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Diff](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.diff): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.96, hue sweeps 242° from blue to green, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Gray](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.gray): sequential. Lightness rises monotonically from 0.01 to 1.00, hue sweeps 195°, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Haline](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.haline): sequential. Lightness rises monotonically from 0.30 to 0.94, hue sweeps 184° from violet to chartreuse, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Ice](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.ice): sequential. Lightness rises monotonically from 0.13 to 0.98, hue sweeps 85° from violet to cyan, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Matter](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.matter): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.25, hue sweeps 142° from chartreuse to magenta, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Oxy](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.oxy): sequential. Lightness spans 0.24–0.97, hue sweeps 87° from red to yellow, and order breaks under deutan and tritan simulation.
- [Phase](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.phase): cyclic. Lightness spans 0.60–0.63, hue sweeps 360° from yellow to chartreuse, and order breaks under protan, deutan, and tritan simulation.
- [Rain](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.rain): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.24, hue sweeps 358° from yellow to violet, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Solar](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.solar): sequential. Lightness rises monotonically from 0.24 to 0.94, hue sweeps 105° from red to chartreuse, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Speed](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.speed): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.24, hue sweeps 56° from chartreuse to mint, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Tarn](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.tarn): diverging. Two arms meet at a pivot of lightness 0.98, hue sweeps 233° from green to blue, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Tempo](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.tempo): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.98 to 0.25, hue sweeps 243° from chartreuse to violet, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Thermal](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.thermal): sequential. Lightness rises monotonically from 0.24 to 0.94, hue sweeps 240° from azure to chartreuse, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.
- [Topo](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.topo): multi-sequential. Lightness spans 0.24–0.98, hue sweeps 236° from magenta to yellow, and order breaks under protan, deutan, and tritan simulation.
- [Turbid](https://colorcurio.us/colormaps/cmocean.turbid): sequential. Lightness falls monotonically from 0.95 to 0.24, hue sweeps 65° from chartreuse to orange, and order holds under all three colorblind simulations.