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lgnds = BarLegend[{{Red, White, Blue}, {-1, 1}}, 
  Ticks -> {{-1, Style["-1", 13, Black]}, {0, 
     Style["0", 13, Black]}, {1, Style["1", 13, Black]}}, 
  LegendMarkerSize -> 150]

DensityPlot[Sin[x] Sin[y], {x, -4, 4}, {y, -3, 3}, 
 ColorFunction -> (Blend[{Red, White, Blue}, Rescale[#, {-1, 1}]] &), 
 ColorFunctionScaling -> False, PlotLegends -> Placed[lgnds, Above]]

In the cod above the White color in the BarLegend must be at 0, why is it shifted?

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    $\begingroup$ DensityPlot seems to be rescaling the legend. Happens with ContourPlot, too. I don't see why it should do that. Probably a bug. $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Sep 6, 2020 at 18:09

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If you add the option ColorFunctionScaling -> True in BarLegend the anomaly disappears:

lgnds2 = BarLegend[{{Red, White, Blue}, {-1, 1}}, 
  ColorFunctionScaling -> True, 
  Ticks -> {{-1, Style["-1", 13, Black]}, {0, 
     Style["0", 13, Black]}, {1, Style["1", 13, Black]}}, 
  LegendMarkerSize -> 150]

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DensityPlot[Sin[x] Sin[y], {x, -4, 4}, {y, -3, 3}, 
 ColorFunction -> (Blend[{Red, White, Blue}, Rescale[#, {-1, 1}]] &), 
 ColorFunctionScaling -> False, PlotLegends -> Placed[lgnds2, Above]]

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The same issue arises in ContourPlot and it is also fixed using lgnds2:

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Here's a workaround:

Legended[
 DensityPlot[Sin[x] Sin[y], {x, -4, 4}, {y, -3, 3}, 
  ColorFunction -> (Blend[{Red, White, Blue}, 
      Rescale[#, {-1, 1}]] &), 
  ColorFunctionScaling -> False],
Placed[Append[
  lgnds, {LegendLayout -> "Row", Charting`TickSide -> Left}],
 Above]]
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  • $\begingroup$ one more thing please, how can I make the number in the BarLegend on the top as in the original plot? $\endgroup$
    – MMA13
    Sep 6, 2020 at 18:28
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    $\begingroup$ @HD2006 Add another option: Append[lgnds, {LegendLayout -> "Row", ChartingTickSide -> Left}]` $\endgroup$
    – Michael E2
    Sep 6, 2020 at 18:38

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