matplotlib · timhoffm · Mar 31, 2025 · Jan 3, 2025 · Jan 3, 2025 · Jan 8, 2025
diff --git a/doc/users/next_whats_new/separated_hatchcolor.rst b/doc/users/next_whats_new/separated_hatchcolor.rst
@@ -57,3 +57,39 @@ Previously, hatch colors were the same as edge colors, with a fallback to
                 xy=(.5, 1.03), xycoords=patch4, ha='center', va='bottom')
 
     plt.show()
+
+For collections, a sequence of colors can be passed to the *hatchcolor* parameter
+which will be cycled through for each hatch, similar to *facecolor* and *edgecolor*.
+
+Previously, if *edgecolor* was not specified, the hatch color would fall back to
+:rc:`patch.edgecolor`, but the alpha value would default to **1.0**, regardless of the
+alpha value of the collection. This behavior has been changed such that, if both
+*hatchcolor* and *edgecolor* are not specified, the hatch color will fall back
+to 'patch.edgecolor' with the alpha value of the collection.
+
+.. plot::
+    :include-source: true
+    :alt: A random scatter plot with hatches on the markers. The hatches are colored in blue, orange, and green, respectively. After the first three markers, the colors are cycled through again.
+
+    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    import numpy as np
+
+    np.random.seed(19680801)
+
+    fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+
+    x = [29, 36, 41, 25, 32, 70, 62, 58, 66, 80, 58, 68, 62, 37, 48]
+    y = [82, 76, 48, 53, 62, 70, 84, 68, 55, 75, 29, 25, 12, 17, 20]
+    colors = ['tab:blue'] * 5 + ['tab:orange'] * 5 + ['tab:green'] * 5
+
+    ax.scatter(
+        x,
+        y,
+        s=800,
+        hatch="xxxx",
+        hatchcolor=colors,
+        facecolor="none",
+        edgecolor="black",
+    )
+
+    plt.show()
diff --git a/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatchcolor_demo.py b/galleries/examples/shapes_and_collections/hatchcolor_demo.py
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
 """
-================
-Patch hatchcolor
-================
+===============
+Hatchcolor Demo
+===============
+
+The color of the hatch can be set using the *hatchcolor* parameter. The following
+examples show how to use the *hatchcolor* parameter to set the color of the hatch
+in `~.patches.Patch` and `~.collections.Collection`.
+
+See also :doc:`/gallery/shapes_and_collections/hatch_demo` for more usage examples
+of hatching.
+
+Patch Hatchcolor
+----------------
 
 This example shows how to use the *hatchcolor* parameter to set the color of
-the hatch. The *hatchcolor* parameter is available for `~.patches.Patch`,
-child classes of Patch, and methods that pass through to Patch.
+the hatch in a rectangle and a bar plot. The *hatchcolor* parameter is available for
+`~.patches.Patch`, child classes of Patch, and methods that pass through to Patch.
 """
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
+import matplotlib.cm as cm
 from matplotlib.patches import Rectangle
 
 fig, (ax1, ax2) = plt.subplots(1, 2)
@@ -28,6 +39,43 @@
 ax2.set_xlim(0, 5)
 ax2.set_ylim(0, 5)
 
+# %%
+# Collection Hatchcolor
+# ---------------------
+#
+# The following example shows how to use the *hatchcolor* parameter to set the color of
+# the hatch in a scatter plot. The *hatchcolor* parameter can also be passed to
+# `~.collections.Collection`, child classes of Collection, and methods that pass
+# through to Collection.
+
+fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+
+num_points_x = 10
+num_points_y = 9
+x = np.linspace(0, 1, num_points_x)
+y = np.linspace(0, 1, num_points_y)
+
+X, Y = np.meshgrid(x, y)
+X[1::2, :] += (x[1] - x[0]) / 2  # stagger every alternate row
+
+# As ax.scatter (PathCollection) is drawn row by row, setting hatchcolors to the
+# first row is enough, as the colors will be cycled through for the next rows.
+colors = [cm.rainbow(val) for val in x]
+
+ax.scatter(
+    X.ravel(),
+    Y.ravel(),
+    s=1700,
+    facecolor="none",
+    edgecolor="gray",
+    linewidth=2,
+    marker="h",  # Use hexagon as marker
+    hatch="xxx",
+    hatchcolor=colors,
+)
+ax.set_xlim(0, 1)
+ax.set_ylim(0, 1)
+
 plt.show()
 
 # %%
@@ -41,3 +89,5 @@
 #    - `matplotlib.patches.Polygon`
 #    - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.add_patch`
 #    - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.bar` / `matplotlib.pyplot.bar`
+#    - `matplotlib.collections`
+#    - `matplotlib.axes.Axes.scatter` / `matplotlib.pyplot.scatter`
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
     def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                              offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                              linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                             offset_position):
+                             offset_position, *, hatchcolors=None):
         """
         Draw a collection of *paths*.
 
@@ -217,8 +217,11 @@
         *master_transform*.  They are then translated by the corresponding
         entry in *offsets*, which has been first transformed by *offset_trans*.
 
-        *facecolors*, *edgecolors*, *linewidths*, *linestyles*, and
-        *antialiased* are lists that set the corresponding properties.
+        *facecolors*, *edgecolors*, *linewidths*, *linestyles*, *antialiased*
+        and *hatchcolors* are lists that set the corresponding properties.
+
+        .. versionadded:: 3.11
+            Allow *hatchcolors* to be specified.
 
         *offset_position* is unused now, but the argument is kept for
         backwards compatibility.
@@ -235,10 +238,13 @@
         path_ids = self._iter_collection_raw_paths(master_transform,
                                                    paths, all_transforms)
 
+        if hatchcolors is None:
+            hatchcolors = []
+
         for xo, yo, path_id, gc0, rgbFace in self._iter_collection(
                 gc, list(path_ids), offsets, offset_trans,
                 facecolors, edgecolors, linewidths, linestyles,
-                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position):
+                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors):
             path, transform = path_id
             # Only apply another translation if we have an offset, else we
             # reuse the initial transform.
@@ -252,7 +258,7 @@
 
     def draw_quad_mesh(self, gc, master_transform, meshWidth, meshHeight,
                        coordinates, offsets, offsetTrans, facecolors,
-                       antialiased, edgecolors):
+                       antialiased, edgecolors, *, hatchcolors=None):
         """
         Draw a quadmesh.
 
@@ -265,11 +271,14 @@
 
         if edgecolors is None:
             edgecolors = facecolors
+        if hatchcolors is None:
+            hatchcolors = []
         linewidths = np.array([gc.get_linewidth()], float)
 
         return self.draw_path_collection(
             gc, master_transform, paths, [], offsets, offsetTrans, facecolors,
-            edgecolors, linewidths, [], [antialiased], [None], 'screen')
+            edgecolors, linewidths, [], [antialiased], [None], 'screen',
+            hatchcolors=hatchcolors)
 
     def draw_gouraud_triangles(self, gc, triangles_array, colors_array,
                                transform):
@@ -337,7 +346,7 @@
 
     def _iter_collection(self, gc, path_ids, offsets, offset_trans, facecolors,
                          edgecolors, linewidths, linestyles,
-                         antialiaseds, urls, offset_position):
+                         antialiaseds, urls, offset_position, *, hatchcolors):
         """
         Helper method (along with `_iter_collection_raw_paths`) to implement
         `draw_path_collection` in a memory-efficient manner.
@@ -365,11 +374,12 @@
         N = max(Npaths, Noffsets)
         Nfacecolors = len(facecolors)
         Nedgecolors = len(edgecolors)
+        Nhatchcolors = len(hatchcolors)
         Nlinewidths = len(linewidths)
         Nlinestyles = len(linestyles)
         Nurls = len(urls)
 
-        if (Nfacecolors == 0 and Nedgecolors == 0) or Npaths == 0:
+        if (Nfacecolors == 0 and Nedgecolors == 0 and Nhatchcolors == 0) or Npaths == 0:
             return
 
         gc0 = self.new_gc()
@@ -384,6 +394,7 @@
         toffsets = cycle_or_default(offset_trans.transform(offsets), (0, 0))
         fcs = cycle_or_default(facecolors)
         ecs = cycle_or_default(edgecolors)
+        hcs = cycle_or_default(hatchcolors)
         lws = cycle_or_default(linewidths)
         lss = cycle_or_default(linestyles)
         aas = cycle_or_default(antialiaseds)
@@ -392,8 +403,8 @@
         if Nedgecolors == 0:
             gc0.set_linewidth(0.0)
 
-        for pathid, (xo, yo), fc, ec, lw, ls, aa, url in itertools.islice(
-                zip(pathids, toffsets, fcs, ecs, lws, lss, aas, urls), N):
+        for pathid, (xo, yo), fc, ec, hc, lw, ls, aa, url in itertools.islice(
+                zip(pathids, toffsets, fcs, ecs, hcs, lws, lss, aas, urls), N):
             if not (np.isfinite(xo) and np.isfinite(yo)):
                 continue
             if Nedgecolors:
@@ -405,6 +416,8 @@
                     gc0.set_linewidth(0)
                 else:
                     gc0.set_foreground(ec)
+            if Nhatchcolors:
+                gc0.set_hatch_color(hc)
             if fc is not None and len(fc) == 4 and fc[3] == 0:
                 fc = None
             gc0.set_antialiased(aa)

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.pyi b/lib/matplotlib/backend_bases.pyi
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ class RendererBase:
         antialiaseds: bool | Sequence[bool],
         urls: str | Sequence[str],
         offset_position: Any,
+        *,
+        hatchcolors: ColorType | Sequence[ColorType] | None = None,
     ) -> None: ...
     def draw_quad_mesh(
         self,
@@ -76,6 +78,8 @@ class RendererBase:
         facecolors: Sequence[ColorType],
         antialiased: bool,
         edgecolors: Sequence[ColorType] | ColorType | None,
+        *,
+        hatchcolors: Sequence[ColorType] | ColorType | None = None,
     ) -> None: ...
     def draw_gouraud_triangles(
         self,

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_pdf.py
@@ -2030,14 +2030,17 @@ def draw_path(self, gc, path, transform, rgbFace=None):
     def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                              offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                              linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                             offset_position):
+                             offset_position, *, hatchcolors=None):
         # We can only reuse the objects if the presence of fill and
         # stroke (and the amount of alpha for each) is the same for
         # all of them
         can_do_optimization = True
         facecolors = np.asarray(facecolors)
         edgecolors = np.asarray(edgecolors)
 
+        if hatchcolors is None:
+            hatchcolors = []
+
         if not len(facecolors):
             filled = False
             can_do_optimization = not gc.get_hatch()
@@ -2072,7 +2075,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                 linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                offset_position)
+                offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors)
 
         padding = np.max(linewidths)
         path_codes = []
@@ -2088,7 +2091,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
         for xo, yo, path_id, gc0, rgbFace in self._iter_collection(
                 gc, path_codes, offsets, offset_trans,
                 facecolors, edgecolors, linewidths, linestyles,
-                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position):
+                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors):
 
             self.check_gc(gc0, rgbFace)
             dx, dy = xo - lastx, yo - lasty
@@ -2603,7 +2606,10 @@ def delta(self, other):
                         different = ours is not theirs
                     else:
                         different = bool(ours != theirs)
-                except ValueError:
+                except (ValueError, DeprecationWarning):
+                    # numpy version < 1.25 raises DeprecationWarning when array shapes
+                    # mismatch, unlike numpy >= 1.25 which raises ValueError.
+                    # This should be removed when numpy < 1.25 is no longer supported.
                     ours = np.asarray(ours)
                     theirs = np.asarray(theirs)
                     different = (ours.shape != theirs.shape or

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_ps.py
@@ -674,7 +674,9 @@ def draw_markers(
     def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                              offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                              linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                             offset_position):
+                             offset_position, *, hatchcolors=None):
+        if hatchcolors is None:
+            hatchcolors = []
         # Is the optimization worth it? Rough calculation:
         # cost of emitting a path in-line is
         #     (len_path + 2) * uses_per_path
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                 linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                offset_position)
+                offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors)
 
         path_codes = []
         for i, (path, transform) in enumerate(self._iter_collection_raw_paths(
@@ -709,7 +711,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
         for xo, yo, path_id, gc0, rgbFace in self._iter_collection(
                 gc, path_codes, offsets, offset_trans,
                 facecolors, edgecolors, linewidths, linestyles,
-                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position):
+                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors):
             ps = f"{xo:g} {yo:g} {path_id}"
             self._draw_ps(ps, gc0, rgbFace)
 

diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py b/lib/matplotlib/backends/backend_svg.py
@@ -736,7 +736,9 @@ def draw_markers(
     def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                              offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                              linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                             offset_position):
+                             offset_position, *, hatchcolors=None):
+        if hatchcolors is None:
+            hatchcolors = []
         # Is the optimization worth it? Rough calculation:
         # cost of emitting a path in-line is
         #    (len_path + 5) * uses_per_path
@@ -752,7 +754,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
                 offsets, offset_trans, facecolors, edgecolors,
                 linewidths, linestyles, antialiaseds, urls,
-                offset_position)
+                offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors)
 
         writer = self.writer
         path_codes = []
@@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ def draw_path_collection(self, gc, master_transform, paths, all_transforms,
         for xo, yo, path_id, gc0, rgbFace in self._iter_collection(
                 gc, path_codes, offsets, offset_trans,
                 facecolors, edgecolors, linewidths, linestyles,
-                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position):
+                antialiaseds, urls, offset_position, hatchcolors=hatchcolors):
             url = gc0.get_url()
             if url is not None:
                 writer.start('a', attrib={'xlink:href': url})