004 · three_body
Qualitative
Source
Figure 4A from A pan-cancer single-cell transcriptional atlas of tumor infiltrating myeloid cells (Cell, 2021). A trajectory analysis of three dendritic cell subtypes — cDC1, cDC2, and cDC3 — each following a distinct differentiation path within the tumor microenvironment.
Three bodies. Three orbits. No stable solution.
Palette
| # | HEX | Reference label |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | #6495ED |
cDC1_CLEC9A |
| 2 | #339933 |
cDC2_CD1C |
| 3 | #FF4500 |
cDC3_LAMP3 |
The “Reference label” column is included only to document the source context. Users may freely remap the colors to their own cell types or categories.
Type
Qualitative
Use cases
- Three-group comparisons with strong categorical separation
- Trajectory or pseudotime plots with a small number of lineages
- Any visualization requiring three highly distinct colors