let ranges = [
['2019-01-02', '2019-01-03'],
['2019-01-06', '2019-01-09']
],
posColour = 'rgba(0, 255, 0, .1)',
negColour = 'rgba(255, 0, 0, .1)',
myBarChart = new Chart(document.getElementById('chart'), {
type: 'line',
data: {
labels: ['2019-01-01', '2019-01-02', '2019-01-03', '2019-01-04', '2019-01-05', '2019-01-06', '2019-01-07', '2019-01-08', '2019-01-09', '2019-01-10'],
datasets: [{
label: 'Series1',
data: [1, 10, 6, 9, 3, 6, 4, 5, 8, 10]
}]
},
options: {
maintainAspectRatio: false,
scales: {
xAxes: [{
type: 'time',
time: {
unit: 'day'
}
}]
}
},
plugins: [{
beforeRender: function(c, options) {
let dataset = c.data.datasets[0],
x = c.scales['x-axis-0'],
fill = c.ctx.createLinearGradient(0, 0, c.width, 0),
model = dataset._meta[Object.keys(dataset._meta)[0]].$filler.el._model;
fill.addColorStop(0, posColour);
for (let i = 0, ii = ranges.length; i < ii; i++) {
xPos1 = x.getPixelForValue(ranges[i][0]);
xPos2 = x.getPixelForValue(ranges[i][1]);
fill.addColorStop(xPos1 / c.width, posColour);
fill.addColorStop(xPos1 / c.width, negColour);
fill.addColorStop(xPos2 / c.width, negColour);
fill.addColorStop(xPos2 / c.width, posColour);
}
fill.addColorStop(1, posColour);
model.backgroundColor = fill;
}
}]
});
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<canvas id="chart"></canvas>