Table of contents

  1. Introduction to colour
  2. Using colour in bar charts
  3. Using colour in line charts
  4. Using colour in pie charts
  5. Using colour to connect information
  6. Choosing the right colours
  7. Tools
  8. Colour association
  9. Branding with colour
  10. Accessibility and colours
  11. Colour combinations
  12. Using red and green
  13. Further information about colour theory

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Using colour to connect information

Consistent colours

You can also use colour to connect information and charts on a page or within an article. For example, use the same colours for categories throughout your charts to help tell the story of the data.

Example of charts using the same colours to connect information

A pie chart using a different colour for each category, with a further breakdown of the data below in bar and line charts using the individual category colour.