ui-ux-pro-max-skill/cli/assets/data/charts.csv

No,Data Type,Keywords,Best Chart Type,Secondary Options,When to Use,When NOT to Use,Data Volume Threshold,Color Guidance,Accessibility Grade,Accessibility Risk,Accessibility Notes,A11y Fallback,Library Recommendation,Interactive Level
1,Trend Over Time,"trend, time-series, line, growth, timeline, progress, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Line Chart,"Area Chart, Smooth Area",Data has a time axis; user needs to observe rise/fall trends or rate of change over a continuous period,Fewer than 4 data points (use stat card); more than 6 series (visual noise); no time dimension exists,<1000 pts: SVG; ≥1000 pts: Canvas + downsampling; >10000: aggregate to intervals,Primary: #0080FF. Multiple series: distinct colors + distinct line styles. Fill: 20% opacity,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,"Use solid, dashed, and dotted line styles plus direct series labels; never distinguish series by hue alone.",Visible data table plus concise trend summary. Keyboard: focus reveals hover values; +/- buttons zoom; Reset restores the full range.,"Chart.js, Recharts, ApexCharts",Hover + Zoom
2,Compare Categories,"compare, categories, bar, comparison, ranking, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Bar Chart (Horizontal or Vertical),"Column Chart, Grouped Bar",Comparing discrete categories by magnitude; ranking or ordering is the core insight; categories ≤ 15,Categories > 15 (use table or search); data has time dimension (use line); showing proportions (use waffle/stacked),<20 categories: vertical bar; 20–50: horizontal bar; >50: paginated table,Each bar: distinct color. Grouped: same hue family. Always sort descending by value,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,Use direct category/value labels and group outlines or patterns; never encode category solely by bar color. Do not rely on color alone.,Visible sortable data table plus concise comparison summary. Keyboard: focus reveals hover values; focusable headers with Enter/Space sort and aria-sort reports direction.,"Chart.js, Recharts, D3.js",Hover + Sort
3,Part-to-Whole,"part-to-whole, pie, donut, percentage, proportion, share, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Pie Chart or Donut,"Stacked Bar, Waffle Chart",≤5 categories; one dominant segment vs rest; emphasis on visual proportion over exact values,Categories > 5; slice differences < 5% (visually indistinguishable); user needs precise values; accessibility-first context,Max 6 slices; beyond that switch to stacked bar 100%,5–6 max colors. Contrasting palette. Largest slice at 12 o'clock. Always label slices with %,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,"Pie charts do not inherently fail WCAG; unlabeled color-only slices are inaccessible. Use direct labels and patterns, with a non-pie fallback. Do not rely on color alone.",Percentage data table and concise part-to-whole summary; offer a stacked bar view. Keyboard: focus reveals slice values; Enter/Space drills in; Back button returns.,"Chart.js, Recharts, D3.js",Hover + Drill
4,Correlation / Distribution,"correlation, distribution, scatter, relationship, pattern, cluster, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Scatter Plot or Bubble Chart,"Heat Map, Matrix",Exploring relationship between two continuous variables; identifying clusters or outliers in a dataset,Variables are categorical (use grouped bar); fewer than 20 points (patterns aren't meaningful); mobile-primary context,<500 pts: SVG; 500–5000: Canvas at 0.6–0.8 opacity; >5000: hexbin or aggregate first,Color axis: gradient (blue → red). Bubble size: relative to 3rd variable. Opacity: 0.6–0.8 to show density,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Combine marker shapes with direct group labels; color may reinforce but must not be the only distinction.,Visible data table plus correlation summary. Keyboard: focus reveals point values; labeled start/end range inputs replace brush dragging.,"D3.js, Plotly, Recharts",Hover + Brush
5,Heatmap / Intensity,"heatmap, heat-map, intensity, density, matrix, calendar, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Heat Map or Choropleth,"Grid Heat Map, Bubble Heat","Showing intensity/density across a 2D grid; time-based patterns (e.g., activity by hour × day)",Fewer than 20 cells (use bar); user needs to read exact values; colorblind users without pattern fallback,"Up to 10,000 cells efficiently; beyond that aggregate; calendar heatmap: 365 cells max per SVG",Gradient: Cool (blue) to Hot (red). Divergent scale for ±data. Always include numeric color legend,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Print values or symbols in cells and use texture/labels in addition to the color scale. Do not rely on color alone.,Grid data table plus intensity summary. Keyboard: focus reveals cell values; +/- buttons zoom; Reset restores the grid.,"D3.js, Plotly, ApexCharts",Hover + Zoom
6,Geographic Data,"geographic, map, location, region, geo, spatial, choropleth, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Choropleth Map or Bubble Map,Geographic Heat Map,Data has a regional/location dimension; spatial distribution is the core insight for the user,Regions have very different sizes making visual comparison misleading (use bar); mobile-primary context,<1000 regions: SVG; ≥1000: Canvas/WebGL (Deck.gl); global maps: tile-based rendering,Single color gradient per region group. Categorized colors for discrete types. Legend with clear scale breaks,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Label regions directly and pair fills with boundaries or patterns; location meaning cannot depend on color alone.,Sortable region table plus geographic summary. Keyboard: arrow keys or labeled pan buttons move the map; +/- buttons zoom; Enter drills into a focused region; Back returns.,"D3.js, Mapbox, Leaflet",Pan + Zoom + Drill
7,Funnel / Flow,"funnel, flow, conversion, drop-off, pipeline, stages, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Funnel Chart or Sankey,Waterfall (for flows),Sequential multi-stage process; showing conversion or drop-off rates between defined stages,Stages aren't sequential; values don't decrease monotonically (use bar); fewer than 3 stages,3–8 stages optimal; beyond 8 stages group minor steps into 'Other',Stages: single color gradient (start → end). Show conversion % between each stage. Highlight biggest drop,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,"Keep stage names and values visible and distinguish stages with text and boundaries, not only a gradient. Do not rely on color alone.",Linear stage table/list plus conversion summary. Keyboard: focus reveals stage values; Enter/Space drills in; Back returns.,"D3.js, Recharts, Custom SVG",Hover + Drill
8,Performance vs Target,"performance, target, kpi, gauge, goal, threshold, progress, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Gauge Chart or Bullet Chart,"Dial, Thermometer",Single KPI measured against a defined target or threshold; dashboard summary context,No target or benchmark exists; comparing multiple KPIs at once (use bullet chart grid),Single metric per gauge; for 3+ KPIs use bullet chart grid layout,Performance: Red → Yellow → Green gradient. Target: marker line. Threshold zones clearly differentiated,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,Place the number and target text beside the gauge and label threshold zones; red/yellow/green alone is insufficient.,Visible KPI/target text and a one-row data table plus status summary. Keyboard: focus reveals the same detail as hover.,"D3.js, ApexCharts, Custom SVG",Hover
9,Time-Series Forecast,"forecast, prediction, confidence, band, projection, estimate, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Line with Confidence Band,Ribbon Chart,Historical data + model predictions; communicating uncertainty range to non-technical stakeholders,No historical baseline; prediction confidence is too low to be useful; audience is not data-literate,Keep historical window to 30–90 days for readability; forecast horizon ≤ 30% of visible x-axis range,Actual: solid line #0080FF. Forecast: dashed #FF9500. Confidence band: 15% opacity fill same hue,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,"Use solid actual and dashed forecast lines, direct labels, and a named confidence range; hue alone is insufficient.",Visible forecast table plus uncertainty summary. Keyboard: focus reveals hover values; buttons toggle actual/forecast; +/- buttons zoom; Reset restores range.,"Chart.js, ApexCharts, Plotly",Hover + Toggle
10,Anomaly Detection,"anomaly, outlier, spike, alert, detection, monitoring, deviation, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Line Chart with Highlights,Scatter with Alert,Monitoring a time-series for outliers; alerting users to unexpected spikes or dips in operational data,Anomalies are predefined categories (use bar with highlight); real-time context without a pause control,"Stream at ≤60fps with Canvas; batch: up to 10,000 pts; mark anomalies as a separate data layer",Normal: #0080FF solid line. Anomaly marker: #FF0000 circle + filled. Alert band: #FFF3CD background zone,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Mark anomalies with a distinct shape and text annotation as well as color. Do not rely on color alone.,Anomaly event list/table plus narrative alert summary. Keyboard: focus reveals point details; alerts are available in the persistent list without hover.,"D3.js, Plotly, ApexCharts",Hover + Alert
11,Hierarchical / Nested Data,"hierarchy, nested, treemap, parent, children, breakdown, drill, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Treemap,"Sunburst, Nested Donut, Icicle","Showing size relationships within a hierarchy; overview of proportional structure (e.g., budget breakdown)",Hierarchy depth > 3 levels (too complex to read); user needs to compare sibling values precisely,<200 nodes: SVG; 200–1000: Canvas; >1000: paginate or pre-filter before rendering,Parent nodes: distinct hues. Children: lighter shades of same hue. White separator borders: 2–3px,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,Label hierarchy nodes and use borders/patterns as well as hue; make the tree table the primary accessible view. Do not rely on color alone.,Collapsible tree table plus hierarchy summary; treemap remains supplementary. Keyboard: focus reveals hover values; Enter/Space drills or expands; Back collapses/returns.,"D3.js, Recharts, ApexCharts",Hover + Drilldown
12,Flow / Process Data,"flow, process, sankey, distribution, source, target, transfer, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Sankey Diagram,"Alluvial, Chord Diagram",Showing how quantities flow between nodes; multi-source multi-target distribution,Flow directions form loops (use network graph); fewer than 3 source-target pairs; mobile-primary context,<50 flows: SVG; ≥50: Canvas; >200 flows: aggregate minor flows into 'Other' node,Gradient from source to target color. Flow opacity: 0.4–0.6. Node labels always visible,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,"Label source, target, and value; use line style or node symbols in addition to gradient color. Do not rely on color alone.",Source-to-target flow table plus flow summary. Keyboard: focus reveals hover values; Enter/Space drills into a node; Back returns.,"D3.js (d3-sankey), Plotly",Hover + Drilldown
13,Cumulative Changes,"waterfall, cumulative, variance, incremental, bridge, delta, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Waterfall Chart,"Stacked Bar, Cascade","Showing how individual positive/negative components add up to a final total (e.g., P&L, budget variance)",Changes are not additive; more than 12 bars (readability breaks); audience expects a simple total,4–12 bars optimal; beyond 12 aggregate minor items into a single 'Other' bar,Increases: #4CAF50. Decreases: #F44336. Start total: #2196F3. End total: #0D47A1. Running total line: dashed,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,"Pair increase/decrease bars with signed values and directional icons, not red/green alone. Do not rely on color alone.",Running-total table plus variance summary. Keyboard: focus reveals the same value as hover.,"ApexCharts, Highcharts, Plotly",Hover
14,Multi-Variable Comparison,"radar, spider, multi-variable, attributes, dimensions, comparison, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Radar / Spider Chart,"Parallel Coordinates, Grouped Bar","Comparing multiple entities across the same fixed set of attributes (e.g., product feature comparison)",Axes > 8 (unreadable); values need precise comparison (use grouped bar); audience unfamiliar with radar charts,2–3 datasets maximum per chart; 5–8 axes; beyond 8 axes switch to parallel coordinates,Single dataset: #0080FF at 20% fill. Multiple: distinct hues with 30% fill. Border: full opacity,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,"Use line styles, point shapes, and direct series labels in addition to color. Do not rely on color alone.",Raw data table and grouped-bar alternative plus comparison summary. Keyboard: focus reveals values; buttons toggle series.,"Chart.js, Recharts, ApexCharts",Hover + Toggle
15,Stock / Trading OHLC,"stock, trading, ohlc, candlestick, finance, price, volume, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Candlestick Chart,"OHLC Bar, Heikin-Ashi",Financial time-series with Open/High/Low/Close data; trading or investment product context only,Non-financial audience; no OHLC data available (use line chart); accessibility-first context,Real-time: Canvas required. Historical: paginate by time range. Max 500 candles visible at once,Bullish: #26A69A. Bearish: #EF5350. Volume bars: 40% opacity below. Body fill vs hollow for OHLC style,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Use filled versus hollow candles and OHLC text values; bullish/bearish meaning cannot depend on color. Do not rely on color alone.,Sortable OHLC table plus daily-change summary. Keyboard: focus reveals candle values; +/- buttons zoom; Reset restores range; live updates do not steal focus.,"Lightweight Charts (TradingView), ApexCharts",Real-time + Hover + Zoom
16,Relationship / Connection Data,"network, graph, nodes, edges, connections, relationships, force, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Network Graph,"Hierarchical Tree, Adjacency Matrix",Mapping connections between entities; network topology or social graph exploration context,Node count > 500 without clustering pre-applied; user needs precise connection counts; mobile context,≤100 nodes: SVG; 101–500: Canvas; >500: must apply clustering/LOD before rendering,Node types: categorical colors. Edges: #90A4AE at 60% opacity. Highlight path: #F59E0B,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,"Use labeled node types, shapes, and edge styles in addition to color; the adjacency view is the accessible source of truth. Do not rely on color alone.",Adjacency list/table and relationship summary; tree view when applicable. Keyboard: focus reveals node details; Enter drills; Move up/down/left/right buttons replace drag.,"D3.js (d3-force), Vis.js, Cytoscape.js",Drilldown + Hover + Drag
17,Distribution / Statistical,"distribution, statistical, spread, median, outlier, quartile, boxplot, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Box Plot,"Violin Plot, Beeswarm","Showing spread, median, and outliers of a dataset; comparing distributions across multiple groups",Fewer than 20 data points per group (distribution is not meaningful); audience unfamiliar with statistical charts,Any sample size; aggregated representation so rendering is ⚡ Excellent at any volume,Box fill: #BBDEFB. Border: #1976D2. Median line: #D32F2F bold. Outlier dots: #F44336,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,"Label median, quartiles, whiskers, and outliers directly; do not use color alone for statistical roles.",Statistics table plus distribution summary. Keyboard: focus reveals the same statistics as hover.,"Plotly, D3.js, Chart.js (plugin)",Hover
18,Performance vs Target (Compact),"bullet, compact, kpi, dashboard, target, benchmark, range, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Bullet Chart,"Gauge, Progress Bar",Dashboard with multiple KPIs side by side; space-constrained contexts where a gauge is too large,Single KPI with emphasis (use gauge); data has no defined target range; fewer than 3 KPIs,Ideal for 3–10 bullet charts in a grid; scales to any count efficiently,Qualitative ranges: #FFCDD2 / #FFF9C4 / #C8E6C9 (bad/ok/good). Performance bar: #1976D2. Target: black 3px marker,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,Label every qualitative range and target with text; color is supplementary.,Visible KPI/target table plus status summary. Keyboard: focus reveals the same detail as hover.,"D3.js, Plotly, Custom SVG",Hover
19,Proportional / Percentage,"waffle, percentage, proportion, progress, filled, grid, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Waffle Chart,"Pictogram, Stacked Bar 100%",Showing what fraction of a whole is filled; percentage progress in a visually engaging and accessible format,More than 5 categories (use stacked bar); exact values matter over visual proportion; very tight space,10×10 grid standard (100 cells); for > 5 categories switch to stacked 100% bar,3–5 categories max. 2–3px gap between cells. Each category a distinct accessible color pair,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,Label each category and percentage and add patterns or symbols; filled-cell color alone is insufficient.,Percentage table/list plus part-to-whole summary. Keyboard: focus reveals each cell value.,"D3.js, React-Waffle, Custom CSS Grid",Hover
20,Hierarchical Proportional,"sunburst, hierarchy, nested, proportion, radial, circle, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Sunburst Chart,"Treemap, Icicle, Circle Packing","Exploring nested proportions where both hierarchy and relative size matter (e.g., org spend breakdown)",More than 3 hierarchy levels (outer rings become unreadable); precision matters over overview; mobile,<100 nodes: SVG; 100–500: Canvas; >500: filter to top N before rendering,Center to outer: darker to lighter hue. Each level 15–20% lighter. Contrasting border between sectors,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,Label hierarchy levels and segments and use boundaries/patterns as well as hue; the indented list is primary. Do not rely on color alone.,Collapsible indented list/table plus hierarchy summary and breadcrumbs. Keyboard: Enter/Space drills or expands; Back button returns; focus reveals hover detail.,"D3.js (d3-hierarchy), Recharts, ApexCharts",Drilldown + Hover
21,Root Cause Analysis,"root cause, decomposition, tree, hierarchy, drill-down, ai-split, attribution, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Decomposition Tree,"Decision Tree, Flow Chart",Decomposing a metric into contributing factors; AI-assisted analysis or BI drill-down scenarios,No clear parent-child causal relationship; audience expects a summary rather than exploration,Up to 5 levels deep; limit visible nodes to 20 per level for readability; lazy-load deeper levels,Positive impact nodes: #2563EB. Negative impact nodes: #EF4444. Neutral connectors: #94A3B8,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:low,Name each node and contribution and use shapes/connector styles in addition to color. Do not rely on color alone.,Expandable tree table plus root-cause summary. Keyboard: Enter/Space drills and expands; Back collapses; dedicated expand/collapse buttons expose the same operations.,"Power BI (native), React-Flow, Custom D3.js",Drill + Expand
22,3D Spatial Data,"3d, spatial, immersive, terrain, molecular, volumetric, point-cloud, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",3D Scatter / Surface Plot,"Volumetric Rendering, Point Cloud",Scientific/engineering context where Z-axis carries essential info not expressible in 2D,2D projection conveys the same insight; mobile context; accessibility-required environments; standard business dashboards,"WebGL required. Deck.gl: up to 1M points. Three.js: LOD required beyond 50,000 pts",Depth cues: lighting and shading. Z-axis: color gradient (cool → warm). Transparent overlapping: opacity 0.4,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,"Use labels, shapes, and depth-independent cues; color and 3D position cannot be the only carriers of meaning.","Mandatory 2D projection, data table, and spatial summary. Keyboard: rotate/pan buttons and +/- zoom controls replace pointer/VR manipulation; Reset returns the camera.","Three.js, Deck.gl, Plotly 3D",Rotate + Zoom + VR
23,Real-Time Streaming,"streaming, real-time, ticker, live, velocity, pulse, monitoring, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Streaming Area Chart,"Ticker Tape, Moving Gauge",Live monitoring dashboards; IoT/ops data updating at ≥1 Hz; user needs current value at a glance,Update frequency < 1/min (use periodic-refresh line chart); flashing content without reduced-motion support,Canvas/WebGL required. Buffer last 60–300s of data. Downsample older data on scroll,Current pulse: #00FF00 (dark theme) or #0080FF (light theme). History: fading opacity. Grid: dark background,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Show the current value and status text and use line styles or markers in addition to color. Do not rely on color alone.,Streaming data table plus current-value/trend summary. Keyboard: Pause/Resume button controls updates; focus reveals values; +/- buttons zoom; Reset restores range.,"Smoothed D3.js, CanvasJS",Real-time + Pause + Zoom
24,Sentiment / Emotion,"sentiment, emotion, nlp, opinion, feeling, text-analysis, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Word Cloud with Sentiment,"Sentiment Arc, Radar Chart",NLP output visualization; exploratory analysis of text corpus sentiment; frequency-weighted keyword overview,Precise values matter (word size is inherently imprecise); screen-reader context; corpus < 50 items,50–5000 terms optimal. Beyond 5000: apply top-N filtering before render. Avoid on mobile,Positive: #22C55E. Negative: #EF4444. Neutral: #94A3B8. Word size maps to frequency,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:high,"Expose every term, count, and sentiment as text; size and color are supplementary only.",Sortable term table/list plus sentiment summary; word cloud is supplementary. Keyboard: focus reveals word details; labeled controls filter with Space/Enter.,"D3-cloud, Highcharts, Nivo",Hover + Filter
25,Process Mining,"process, mining, variants, path, bottleneck, log, event, accessible chart, keyboard accessible chart",Process Map / Graph,"Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG), Petri Net",Analyzing event logs to visualize actual process flows; identifying bottlenecks and deviations in ops/product funnels,No event log data available; audience expects a static flowchart (use diagram tool); node count > 100 without pre-filtering,<30 nodes: SVG; 30–100: Canvas; >100: apply variant filtering (top 80% of cases) before rendering,Happy path: #10B981 thick line. Deviations: #F59E0B thin line. Bottleneck nodes: #EF4444 fill,deprecated: use Accessibility Risk,risk:conditional,Label nodes and paths and use shapes/line styles in addition to color; bottlenecks require text annotations. Do not rely on color alone.,Path summary table plus bottleneck narrative. Keyboard: Move buttons replace drag; focus reveals node details; Enter activates a node; Back returns.,"React-Flow, Cytoscape.js, Recharts",Drag + Node-Click