# How to change colormap in histogram2d (Plots.jl)

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**Created:** [October 22, 2020, 12:18am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-change-colormap-in-histogram2d-plots-jl/48784 "2020-10-22T00:18:59Z")\
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How do I change the colormap of `histogram2d`?

Thanks!

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With Plots.jl, use the `seriescolor` attribute (see [Series Attributes · Plots](https://docs.juliaplots.org/latest/generated/attributes_series/)) as a keyword argument. Note `color` or even just `c` work as aliases, e.g.,

```julia
julia> histogram2d(x, y, c=:blues)

```