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Charts

Data visualization for analytics dashboards. Series use a colorblind-safe categorical core (purple, teal, amber); green and red are reserved for status; the heat map is a sequential purple ramp. Every chart carries a legend or direct labels, so identity is never color alone.

Bar chart

Bars sized by value across categories. Use it to compare magnitude between items.

0204060Jan: 3232Feb: 4545Mar: 3838Apr: 5252May: 4949Jun: 6363JanFebMarAprMayJun

Grouped bar

Bars clustered by category and series. Use it to compare a few series across the same categories.

0204060Desktop Q1: 40Mobile Q1: 28Desktop Q2: 52Mobile Q2: 36Desktop Q3: 47Mobile Q3: 44Desktop Q4: 61Mobile Q4: 39Q1Q2Q3Q4
DesktopMobile

Line chart

Points connected along a continuous axis. Use it to show a trend over time.

0204060Sessions: 22Sessions: 30Sessions: 26Sessions: 38Sessions: 34Sessions: 46Sessions: 52Signups: 14Signups: 18Signups: 24Signups: 22Signups: 30Signups: 28Signups: 36MTWTFSS
SessionsSignups

Area chart

A line with the area beneath it filled. Use it to emphasize the volume of a single trend.

0204060Day 18Day 26Day 22Day 34Day 30Day 42Day 38Day 5012345678

Stacked bar

Bars split into stacked segments. Use it to show part-to-whole within each category.

0204060Jan s1: 18Jan s2: 12Jan s3: 8Feb s1: 22Feb s2: 14Feb s3: 10Mar s1: 20Mar s2: 18Mar s3: 9Apr s1: 26Apr s2: 16Apr s3: 14May s1: 24May s2: 20May s3: 12JanFebMarAprMay
DirectReferralSocial

Waterfall

Bars that step from a start value to an end. Use it to show how gains and losses add up to a total.

0306090Start: 48Q1: +18Q2: -9Q3: +22Q4: -6Total: 73StartQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
IncreaseDecreaseTotal

Heat map

A grid of cells colored by value. Use it to show density across two dimensions.

W1W1 Mon: 1W1 Tue: 3W1 Wed: 2W1 Thu: 4W1 Fri: 5W1 Sat: 2W1 Sun: 1W2W2 Mon: 2W2 Tue: 4W2 Wed: 3W2 Thu: 5W2 Fri: 4W2 Sat: 3W2 Sun: 2W3W3 Mon: 3W3 Tue: 2W3 Wed: 5W3 Thu: 4W3 Fri: 2W3 Sat: 1W3 Sun: 3W4W4 Mon: 4W4 Tue: 5W4 Wed: 4W4 Thu: 3W4 Fri: 5W4 Sat: 2W4 Sun: 4W5W5 Mon: 2W5 Tue: 3W5 Wed: 4W5 Thu: 5W5 Fri: 3W5 Sat: 4W5 Sun: 2MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
LowHigh

Donut

A ring split into proportional segments. Use it to show the composition of a whole.

Direct: 46%Referral: 30%Social: 24%100%of total
Direct · 46%Referral · 30%Social · 24%

Scatter

Points plotted on two measures. Use it to reveal the relationship between them.

0204060Cohort A: (15, 30)Cohort A: (25, 42)Cohort A: (35, 38)Cohort A: (45, 52)Cohort A: (55, 49)Cohort A: (30, 35)Cohort A: (50, 58)Cohort B: (20, 18)Cohort B: (28, 24)Cohort B: (40, 22)Cohort B: (48, 30)Cohort B: (58, 28)Cohort B: (35, 20)Cohort B: (52, 34)
Cohort ACohort B

Gauge

A radial fill toward a target. Use it to show progress toward a single goal.

72% of goal72%of monthly goal

Sparkline

A tiny line chart without axes. Use it to show a trend inside a stat tile.

Weekly revenue$28.4k+14% this week