> Jet is effectively a divergent colormap I wouldn't describe a rainbow colormap as divergent. A divergent colormap transitions from one color to another, wit

> Jet is effectively a divergent colormap I wouldn't describe a rainbow colormap as divergent. A divergent colormap transitions from one color to another, with neutral color in the middle (e.g., from blue to red, passing through white). A rainbow color map transitions between a series of spectrally-orderd distinct colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet); this gives rise to apparent discontinuities (e.g. [0]). If you want a divergent color scheme to highlight the extreme values, then use one (see, e.g. [1]) rather than a rainbow scheme. [0]: http://sci.utah.edu/~vdl/papers/2019_eurovis_implicit-discretization.pdf http://sci.utah.edu/~vdl/papers/2019_eurovis_implicit-discre... [1]: https://www.kennethmoreland.com/color-maps/ https://www.kennethmoreland.com/color-maps/