diff --git a/qoolqit/utils/__init__.py b/qoolqit/utils/__init__.py
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+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from .colors import COLORMAPS, DIVERGING, PALETTE, SEQUENTIAL
+
+__all__ = ["PALETTE", "DIVERGING", "SEQUENTIAL", "COLORMAPS"]
diff --git a/qoolqit/utils/colors.py b/qoolqit/utils/colors.py
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+"""QoolQit colors and colormaps for Matplotlib.
+
+Importing this module registers extra names with Matplotlib; it never touches
+``rcParams``, so existing plots are unaffected. Palette entries become named
+colors (``"mint_green"``) and colormaps follow ``<low>_<high>`` (diverging) and
+``<hue>`` (sequential), each also available reversed with the usual ``_r``
+suffix.
+
+Examples:
+    >>> import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+    >>> from qoolqit.utils import colors
+    >>> plt.plot(x, y, color="mint_green")
+    >>> plt.imshow(data, cmap="purple_mint")
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from collections.abc import Mapping, Sequence
+
+import matplotlib as mpl
+from matplotlib.colors import LinearSegmentedColormap
+
+__all__ = ["PALETTE", "DIVERGING", "SEQUENTIAL", "COLORMAPS"]
+
+# Qoolqit palette, keyed by <qualifier>_<hue>. The underscore keeps these from
+# colliding with any Matplotlib built-in color name.
+PALETTE: Mapping[str, str] = {
+    "metal_blue": "#397378",
+    "neon_purple": "#867BFA",
+    "mint_green": "#00C887",
+    "soft_orange": "#FF986E",
+    "dark_green": "#0F1E23",
+    "neon_blue": "#92C8E5",
+    "soft_green": "#173035",
+    "bright_green": "#E1F6E9",
+    "neutral_gray": "#506166",
+}
+
+# Colormaps are palette keys interpolated in order. Diverging maps go
+# <low> -> <center> -> <high>: the plain name uses a near-white center, the
+# _dark variant a near-black one.
+DIVERGING: Mapping[str, Sequence[str]] = {
+    "purple_mint": ("neon_purple", "bright_green", "mint_green"),
+    "purple_mint_dark": ("neon_purple", "dark_green", "mint_green"),
+    "orange_mint": ("soft_orange", "bright_green", "mint_green"),
+    "orange_mint_dark": ("soft_orange", "dark_green", "mint_green"),
+    "purple_orange": ("neon_purple", "bright_green", "soft_orange"),
+    "purple_orange_dark": ("neon_purple", "dark_green", "soft_orange"),
+    "blue_mint": ("neon_blue", "bright_green", "mint_green"),
+    "blue_mint_dark": ("neon_blue", "dark_green", "mint_green"),
+}
+
+SEQUENTIAL: Mapping[str, Sequence[str]] = {
+    "mint": ("bright_green", "mint_green"),
+    "purple": ("bright_green", "neon_purple"),
+    "orange": ("bright_green", "soft_orange"),
+    "deep": ("bright_green", "mint_green", "metal_blue", "dark_green"),
+    "night": ("dark_green", "metal_blue", "mint_green"),
+}
+
+
+def _build_colormaps() -> dict[str, LinearSegmentedColormap]:
+    """Build every colormap plus its reversed ``_r`` variant."""
+    cmaps: dict[str, LinearSegmentedColormap] = {}
+    for name, keys in {**DIVERGING, **SEQUENTIAL}.items():
+        cmaps[name] = LinearSegmentedColormap.from_list(name, [PALETTE[key] for key in keys])
+    for name in list(cmaps):
+        cmaps[f"{name}_r"] = cmaps[name].reversed(name=f"{name}_r")
+    return cmaps
+
+
+COLORMAPS: Mapping[str, LinearSegmentedColormap] = _build_colormaps()
+
+
+def register() -> None:
+    """Register the colors and colormaps with Matplotlib.
+
+    Called automatically on import; idempotent.
+    """
+    mpl.colors.get_named_colors_mapping().update(PALETTE)
+
+    for name, cmap in COLORMAPS.items():
+        if name not in mpl.colormaps:
+            mpl.colormaps.register(cmap, name=name)
+
+
+register()