Chromatogram
Analytical Chemistry
Example from the compendium of canonical charts
Python Code
"""Analytical Chemistry — Chromatogram."""
from pathlib import Path
# ── Palette + theme (matching the Plotly Studio gallery these charts ship in) ──
VIOLET, TEAL, GREEN, PINK, ORANGE = "#845EEE", "#52B3D0", "#55B685", "#DA5597", "#E9A23B"
PRIMARY, SECONDARY = VIOLET, TEAL
COLORWAY = [VIOLET, TEAL, GREEN, PINK, ORANGE]
BG, TEXT, GRID, MUTED = "#ffffff", "#1c2024", "#d9d9e0", "#60646c"
FONT = "Inter, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif"
COLORSCALE = [[0, "rgba(132, 94, 238, 0.05)"], [1, "rgba(132, 94, 238, 0.9)"]]
def apply_theme(fig):
"""Light gallery theme: white background, Inter font, soft gridlines."""
fig.update_layout(
paper_bgcolor=BG, plot_bgcolor=BG, colorway=COLORWAY,
font=dict(family=FONT, color=TEXT, size=12),
legend=dict(font=dict(color=TEXT)),
hoverlabel=dict(bgcolor="#f0f0f3", font=dict(color=TEXT, family=FONT), bordercolor=GRID),
)
fig.update_xaxes(gridcolor=GRID, linecolor=GRID, zerolinecolor=GRID)
fig.update_yaxes(gridcolor=GRID, linecolor=GRID, zerolinecolor=GRID)
def fetch_csv(url, **kwargs):
import io
import pandas as pd
import requests
r = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
r.raise_for_status()
return pd.read_csv(io.StringIO(r.text), **kwargs)
def fetch_json(url):
import requests
r = requests.get(url, timeout=60)
r.raise_for_status()
return r.json()
import numpy as np
import plotly.graph_objects as go
URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cremerlab/hplc-py/main/tests/test_data/test_assessment_chrom.csv"
def generate():
print("fetching chromatogram data …")
try:
df = fetch_csv(URL)
print(f" cols: {list(df.columns)}, shape: {df.shape}")
# Try to identify x/y columns
if "x" in df.columns and "y" in df.columns:
time = df["x"].values
signal = df["y"].values
elif "time" in df.columns.str.lower().tolist():
tc = [c for c in df.columns if c.lower() == "time"][0]
sc = [c for c in df.columns if c.lower() not in ("time",)][0]
time = df[tc].values
signal = df[sc].values
else:
time = df.iloc[:, 0].values
signal = df.iloc[:, 1].values
used_synthetic = False
except Exception as e:
print(f" fetch failed ({e}); using synthetic chromatogram")
used_synthetic = True
rng = np.random.default_rng(42)
time = np.linspace(0, 35.7, 3570)
# Gaussian peaks at several retention times
def gauss(t, mu, sigma, amp):
return amp * np.exp(-0.5 * ((t - mu) / sigma) ** 2)
signal = (
gauss(time, 5.2, 0.3, 800)
+ gauss(time, 9.8, 0.5, 1500)
+ gauss(time, 14.5, 0.4, 600)
+ gauss(time, 20.1, 0.6, 2200)
+ gauss(time, 28.3, 0.8, 900)
+ rng.normal(0, 15, len(time))
)
# Detect peaks: local maxima above threshold
from scipy.signal import find_peaks
threshold = np.mean(signal) + 2 * np.std(signal)
peak_indices, props = find_peaks(signal, height=threshold, distance=50)
peak_indices = peak_indices[np.argsort(signal[peak_indices])[::-1]] # sort by height
print(f" detected {len(peak_indices)} major peaks above threshold {threshold:.1f}")
peak_x = time[peak_indices]
peak_y = signal[peak_indices]
peak_labels = [f"Peak {i+1}" for i in range(len(peak_indices))]
fig = go.Figure()
# Main trace
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
x=time,
y=signal,
mode="lines",
name="Signal",
line=dict(color=VIOLET, width=1.5),
hovertemplate="t=%{x:.2f} min<br>Signal=%{y:.1f} mAU<extra></extra>",
))
# Peak markers
fig.add_trace(go.Scatter(
x=peak_x,
y=peak_y,
mode="markers+text",
name="Peaks",
marker=dict(color=TEAL, size=10, symbol="circle-open", line=dict(width=2)),
text=peak_labels,
textposition="top center",
textfont=dict(size=11),
hovertemplate="%{text}<br>t=%{x:.2f} min<br>Signal=%{y:.1f} mAU<extra></extra>",
))
fig.update_layout(
xaxis=dict(title="Retention Time (min)", range=[time.min(), time.max()]),
yaxis=dict(title="Signal (mAU)"),
legend=dict(orientation="h", y=1.05, x=0),
margin=dict(t=50, b=60, l=70, r=60),
)
apply_theme(fig)
return fig
fig = generate()
fig.show()
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