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The simplest way to modify your map is to use Inkscape, whatever your image type (bitmap or svg). Inkscape is free software and very easy to install/uninstall (non-invasive software) and to use (with a tutorial). Inkscape is available here (official site). Click on Download now at the top right of your window, then run the file. Install ...
It indicates how to give color to geographic areas (common geopolitical delimitations: nations, regions, etc.). With the following steps: Choose the colors to paint the areas. Choose for one of two possibilities: Paint the areas of a blank map. Indicate that areas are still painted (only for maps of the world).
Image:BlankMap-World.png – World map, Robinson projection centered on the meridian circa 11°15' to east from the Greenwich Prime Meridian. Microstates and island nations are generally represented by single or few pixels approximate to the capital; all territories indicated in the UN listing of territories and regions are exhibited.
This is a list of software palettes used by computers. Systems that use a 4-bit or 8-bit pixel depth can display up to 16 or 256 colors simultaneously. Many personal computers in the early 1990s displayed at most 256 different colors, freely selected by software (either by the user or by a program) from their wider hardware's RGB color palette.
ColorBrewer is an online tool for selecting map color schemes based on palettes created by Cynthia Brewer. [1] It was launched in 2002 by Brewer, Mark Harrower, and The Pennsylvania State University. Suggested color schemes are based on data type (sequential, diverging, or qualitative).
See also Image:A large blank world map with oceans marked in blue.svg and Image:World map nations.svg. This map was improved or created by the Wikigraphists of the Graphic Lab (fr). You can propose images to clean up, improve, create or translate as well.
While the conventions are strongly recommended, cartographers are free to fit their specific needs. Each convention has its own sub-page, containing: An introduction explaining the style objectives and the most convenient way to create a such map. A color summary table with two (up-to-date) map examples.