diff --git a/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/colors/_swatches.py b/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/colors/_swatches.py
index ff07ff42907..5bb311f5c3a 100644
--- a/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/colors/_swatches.py
+++ b/packages/python/plotly/_plotly_utils/colors/_swatches.py
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ def _swatches(module_names, module_contents):
     """
     Returns:
         A `Figure` object. This figure demonstrates the color scales and
-        sequences in this module, as stacked bar charts.
+        sequences in this module as stacked bar charts against the default
+        template's background.
     """
     import plotly.graph_objs as go
+    import plotly.express as px
 
     sequences = [
         (k, v)
@@ -25,13 +27,14 @@ def _swatches(module_names, module_contents):
             for name, colors in reversed(sequences)
         ],
         layout=dict(
-            title=module_names,
+            title=module_names.split(".")[-1].capitalize() + " colorscales",
             barmode="stack",
             barnorm="fraction",
-            template="plotly",
+            template=px.defaults.template,
             bargap=0.5,
             showlegend=False,
             xaxis=dict(range=[-0.02, 1.02], showticklabels=False, showgrid=False),
-            height=max(600, 40 * len(sequences)),
+            height=max(px.defaults.height, 40 * len(sequences)),
+            width=px.defaults.width,
         ),
     )