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Transparency of a filled plot in pyqtgraph

If I'm making a basic filled plot, like in the example from pyqtgraph. How can I edit the transparency of the filled region?

import pyqtgraph as pg
win = pg.GraphicsWindow(title="Basic plotting examples")
p7 = win.addPlot(title="Filled plot, axis disabled")
y = np.sin(np.linspace(0, 10, 1000)) + np.random.normal(size=1000, scale=0.1)
p7.plot(y, fillLevel=-0.3, brush=(50,50,200,100))

You can make custom brushes with mkBrush:

br = pg.mkBrush(color='r')

But there aren't any transparency options that I can find.

Solution

  • You can adjust the transparency of the plot by changing the brush's (r,g,b,a) tuple. The last parameter (a) determines the alpha setting of the filled plot which ranges from 0-255. Setting this value to 0 gives 100% transparency while setting it to 255 gives a 100% opaque fill.

    For your example, changing this line will affect the filled transparency. Setting it to 50 gives you a semi transparent fill

    p7.plot(y, fillLevel=-0.3, brush=(50,50,200,50))

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    Setting the value to 200 gives a more opaque fill

    p7.plot(y, fillLevel=-0.3, brush=(50,50,200,200))

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    from pyqtgraph.Qt import QtGui, QtCore
import numpy as np
import pyqtgraph as pg

app = QtGui.QApplication([])

win = pg.GraphicsWindow(title="Basic plotting examples")
win.resize(1000,600)
win.setWindowTitle('pyqtgraph example: Plotting')

# Enable antialiasing for prettier plots
pg.setConfigOptions(antialias=True)

p7 = win.addPlot(title="Filled plot, axis disabled")
y = np.sin(np.linspace(0, 10, 1000)) + np.random.normal(size=1000, scale=0.1)
p7.plot(y, fillLevel=-0.3, brush=(50,50,200,50)) # <-- Adjust the brush alpha value
p7.showAxis('bottom', False)

## Start Qt event loop unless running in interactive mode or using pyside.
if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    if (sys.flags.interactive != 1) or not hasattr(QtCore, 'PYQT_VERSION'):
        QtGui.QApplication.instance().exec_()