matplotlibrc

# from http://www.huyng.com/posts/sane-color-scheme-for-matplotlib/

font.family: serif
font.size: 10.0

text.usetex: True
backend: pgf
pgf.rcfonts: False
pgf.texsystem: lualatex
pgf.preamble: \usepackage{siunitx}\sisetup{per-mode=fraction}\DeclareSIUnit\year{yr}\usepackage{fontspec}\usepackage{nicefrac}\usepackage{amsmath}\usepackage{xspace}\newcommand{\magic}{MAGIC\xspace}\newcommand{\fact}{FACT\xspace}\newcommand{\hess}{H.E.S.S\xspace}\newcommand{\veritas}{VERITAS\xspace}


lines.markersize : 3.8
legend.markerscale   : 1
legend.fancybox: False   # no rounded corners

patch.linewidth: 0.4
patch.facecolor: 348ABD  # blue
patch.edgecolor: EEEEEE
patch.antialiased: True

axes.facecolor: ECECEC
axes.edgecolor: white
axes.linewidth: 0.8
axes.grid: True
axes.titlesize: x-large
axes.labelsize: medium
axes.labelcolor: 222222
axes.axisbelow: True       # grid/ticks are below elements (e.g., lines, text)

xtick.labelsize: medium
ytick.labelsize: medium

axes.prop_cycle: cycler('color', ['E24A33', '348ABD', '988ED5', '777777', 'FBC15E', '8EBA42', 'FFB5B8'])
                   #E24A33 : red
                   #348ABD : blue
                   #988ED5 : purple
                   #777777 : gray
                   #FBC15E : yellow
                   #8EBA42 : green
                   #FFB5B8 : pink

xtick.color: 222222
xtick.direction: out

ytick.color: 222222
ytick.direction: out

grid.color: white
grid.linewidth: 0.4
grid.alpha: 0.4
grid.linestyle: -    # solid line

figure.facecolor: white
figure.edgecolor: 0.50
figure.figsize: 5.5118, 3.05
savefig.pad_inches: 0