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Color Blindness Simulator

Preview an image with protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia.

Upload an image to see how it looks with different types of color blindness.

Color matrices from Brettel, Viénot, & Mollon (1997). Useful for designers checking that color-coded information stays readable - around 8 percent of men and 0.5 percent of women have some form of color vision deficiency.

About

Upload an image. The tool applies color-vision-deficiency matrices to show how the image looks to people with the four common types of color blindness.

How to use

  1. Upload an image.
  2. Pick a vision type.

FAQ

How accurate is this?+

Uses Brettel, Viénot, Mollon (1997) matrices, the standard simulation in design tools. Real perception varies between individuals - this is the median case.