Plot uses the graphics/color addon. The names are in
github.com/jsoftware/graphics_color/blob/master/colortab.ijs .

Plot uses uppercase names, like other Plot globals. For example:

   load'plot'
   ALICEBLUE_jzplot_
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On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 6:02 PM HH PackRat <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The J program I'm currently working on uses Plot for showing multiple
> versions of stock prices simultaneously.  Hence, I need to
> differentiate colors.  I'm familiar with some minimal "standard"
> colors such as red, green, blue, etc., but some of those shades are
> too light or too dark for my purposes.  I've hunted through the Plot
> pages in the wiki, but, although there is a section or two that TALK
> about colors, I can't seem to find any lists of names of colors such
> as darkslateblue, preferably along with color samples for those names.
> (I am not seeking to spend hours fiddling with RGB values when there
> ought to be some sort of list available of many common color names,
> nor am I seeking thousands of tiny shade differences that artists
> might find useful.)  I seem to remember seeing such lists available
> elsewhere, but I can't seem to find any for J.  Where can I find such
> a list of color names that can be used in Plot (presumably built in)?
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Harvey
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