Change SSRS Column Chart Min and Max Colors

This SSRS article shows how to change the column chart Min (Minimum) and max (Maximum) vertical bar colors using iif condition or expression with an example. To demonstrate this example, right-click on the Datasets folder to create a new DataSet.

The below screenshot shows the data set that we use for this example.

DataSet

The Sql query that we used above SSRS example is:

SELECT Geo.EnglishCountryRegionName AS Country,  
       SUM(Fact.SalesAmount) AS Sales
FROM FactInternetSales AS Fact  INNER JOIN DimCustomer 
ON DimCustomer.CustomerKey = Fact.CustomerKey
JOIN DimGeography AS Geo ON DimCustomer.GeographyKey = Geo.GeographyKey
GROUP BY Geo.EnglishCountryRegionName

Change SSRS Column Chart Min and Max Bar Colors

To add a Column Chart, right-click the report area, choose Insert, and then the chart option from the context menu. Otherwise, drag and drop the chart from the toolbox to the report area.

Insert a Chart

Select the SSRS Column Chart from the window and click OK to add to the report area.

Choose SSRS Column Chart to Change Min and Max Bar Colors

Next, add the Sales field to Values and the Country field to the Category Groups section.

Add Columns to Values and Category Groups

Let us see the report preview.

report Preview

Select or click on the column chart vertical bars, use the down arrow beside the Color property, and click the Expression hyperlink.

Click the Expression Hyperlink

To change SSRS Column Chart Min and Max Bar Colors, write the below iif condition inside the expression window. For example, assign the Sea Green color if the sales value equals maximum sales. Otherwise, Orange in color.

=IIf(Fields!Sales.Value = Max(Fields!Sales.Value, "CountryDSet"), 
"SeaGreen", "Orange")
Expression to Change SSRS Column Chart Min and Max Bar Colors

Now, all the countries are filled with orange, and the United States fills with Sea Green.

Preview

We used the Nested IIF condition this time to check whether the Sales value equals the maximum or minimum dataset value. If Maximum, assign Green, Blue for Minuend Orange for the remaining columns.

=IIf(Fields!Sales.Value = Max(Fields!Sales.Value, "CountryDSet"), "Green", 
IIf(Fields!Sales.Value = Min(Fields!Sales.Value, "CountryDSet"), 
"Blue", "Orange"))
Expression to change Change SSRS Column Chart Min, Maxi nd Average Bar Colors

Preview the report.

Change SSRS Column Chart Min and Max Bar Colors Preview