# Turbo, An Improved Rainbow Colormap for Visualization

Canonical URL: https://colorcurio.us/library/turbo-colormap
Source type: Library entry
Resource URL: https://research.google/blog/turbo-an-improved-rainbow-colormap-for-visualization/
Added: 2026-09-27

## Summary

A rainbow for when you need maximum hue contrast, with jet’s banding and false edges smoothed out.

- Resource: [Turbo, An Improved Rainbow Colormap for Visualization](https://research.google/blog/turbo-an-improved-rainbow-colormap-for-visualization/)
- By: Anton Mikhailov
- Published: 2019
- Kind: writing (article)
- Level: intermediate
- Tags: color-scales, perception, data-viz, scientist, developer

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- [Perceptual Colormaps](https://colorcurio.us/library/collections/perceptual-colormaps)

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