a = np.arange(0,100,1).reshape(10,10) cmap = plt.cm.jet cmap.set_under('silver') cmap.set_over('dimgray') plt.imshow(a, cmap=cmap, interpolation='nearest', vmin=10, vmax=90) plt.colorbar(aspect=40, pad=0.08, shrink=0.6, orientation='horizontal', extend='both') plt.show()