Per-axes facecolor

set_facecolor colors one axes’ own background, independent of the figure and of every other axes – unlike the figure-wide Style, which every axes shares by default.

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import numpy as np
import plotpress

x = np.linspace(0, 10, 200)

fig, axes = plotpress.subplots(1, 2, figsize=(8, 3.5))
axes[0].plot(x, np.sin(x), color="#1f77b4")
axes[0].set_title("default")

axes[1].plot(x, np.sin(x), color="#1f77b4")
axes[1].set_facecolor("#f0f0f7")
axes[1].set_title("set_facecolor")
fig.tight_layout()