How to Customize Chart Colors?

The Data Series Properties and Color Scheme settings let you fully customize the appearance of your Chart module in the KGI Crusoe platform, from overall chart theme to individual candle colors. For a full overview of the Chart module and its other settings, visit Charting Basics - KGI Crusoe platform.

Table of Contents

• Color Scheme

• Data Series Properties

Color Scheme

Color Scheme controls the overall theme of an individual Chart module, including the background and other visual elements. To access it, hover your cursor over the chart and click the Chart Settings button, located near the top left within the chart, then select Color Scheme from the dropdown.

The Color Scheme window shows two boxes. The top box displays your chart's current scheme, and includes the built-in Dark Mode and Light Mode options. To switch between these, open the top dropdown, select Light or Dark, and click Save.

To create your own custom scheme, click the small page icon next to Dark Mode or Light Mode. Hovering over this icon shows the label "make a copy and customize."

Clicking it creates a copy of that scheme, labeled "Copy of Dark" or "Copy of Light." Give it a new name so you can identify it later. From here you can adjust a wide range of chart elements, including the background, grid lines, axis labels, crosshair colors, DOM bid and ask colors, order labels, and price levels. Once you've made your changes, click Save.

Once your custom scheme is saved, it won't automatically apply to your chart. Go back to the top box, select your newly named scheme, and click Save again to apply it. This saved color scheme will be available in this same location on any chart you open afterward, unless you delete it.

To delete a saved custom scheme, open whichever box, top or second dropdown, does not currently have that scheme selected, hover over its name, and click the trash can icon that appears. A scheme cannot be deleted from the box currently displaying it.

Data Series Properties

The Data Series Properties window lets you customize how your chart looks, including the chart type, time frame, and the colors used for candles, wicks, fills, and trade lines.

To open it, hover your cursor over the chart and click the gear icon Configure Chart Elements in the top left corner. From the menu that appears, click the name of your chart at the top of the list, which shows your instrument symbol and time frame (for example, MESU6 15m). This opens the Data Series Properties window.

From here, you can adjust the chart type, time frame, and colors for candles, wicks, fills, and trade lines, along with other display settings.

To change any color, click its color box. A color picker will open where you can choose a new color using the color spectrum, enter a hex code or RGB values, or select from the preset swatches at the bottom. Once you've selected a color, click Apply to preview the change, then Save to confirm it.

Note: Looking to show or hide order lines and fills without changing their colors? Visit Hide Order Info on Charts - KGI Crusoe platform. Looking for how your chart automatically resizes as you scroll or zoom? Visit Scrolling & Zooming on Charts - KGI Crusoe platform.