import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.animation import FuncAnimation
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D

bits=4
fig = plt.figure()
fig.subplots_adjust(left=0, bottom=0, right=1, top=1)
ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')
ax.set_axis_bgcolor((0.5, 0.5, 0.5))
gradient = np.linspace(0, 1, 2**bits)
X,Y,Z = np.meshgrid(gradient, gradient, gradient)
colors=np.stack((X.flatten(),Y.flatten(),Z.flatten()),axis=1)
ax.scatter(X,Y,Z,alpha=1.0,s=100./2**bits,c=colors,marker='o',linewidth='0')

def update(i):
    ax.view_init(elev=20., azim=i)
    return fig, ax

if __name__ == '__main__':
    plt.axis('off')
    fig.set_size_inches(5, 5)
    anim = FuncAnimation(fig, update, frames=np.arange(0, 360, 2), repeat=True)
    anim.save('%d-bit_color.gif' %(3*bits), dpi=80, writer='imagemagick', fps=24)