Mandelbrot set explorer
An interactive zoomable rendering of the Mandelbrot set, with smooth iteration count for continuous coloring. The palette has been tuned to the site's deep-space warmth: indigo, plum, brick, amber, cream.
Notes
Iterates zn+1 = zn² + c for each pixel and uses the smooth-iteration formula n + 1 − log(log|z|)/log 2 to avoid the banding you get with integer escape times.
The palette is sampled with a non-linear ramp so the high-detail warm zone (where iteration counts cluster near the boundary) gets the most colour budget.
- →DragDrag a square on the canvas to zoom in
- →BackStep out one zoom level
- →ResetReturn to the full set
- →SliderRaise iteration count for deeper detail