How to change plot background color?

I am making a scatter plot in matplotlib and need to change the background of the actual plot to black. I know how to change the face color of the plot using:

fig = plt.figure()
fig.patch.set_facecolor('xkcd:mint green')

My issue is that this changes the color of the space around the plot. How to I change the actual background color of the plot?

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