Color Blindness Simulator

See how your colors look to people with different types of color vision. Pick primary, secondary, background colors, set severity, then compare normal vision with protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia. Use the results to improve contrast, accessibility.

Your colors

Enter or pick colors to simulate. All vision types update live.

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Simulation

How your colors appear under each vision type.

Normal vision~92% males, ~99.5% females
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All three cone types working. Full color range.

Protanopia~1% males
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No L-cones (red). Reds and greens hard to tell apart.

Deuteranopia~1% males
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No M-cones (green). Most common red-green type.

Tritanopia~0.002%
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No S-cones (blue). Blues and yellows confused.

Achromatopsia~0.003%
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No color. Only shades of gray.

Try palettes

Click a preset to load colors.

Quick facts

8%males
0.5%females
300Mworldwide
95%red–green

Types

  • Protanopia: no long-wavelength (red) cones
  • Deuteranopia: no medium-wavelength (green) cones
  • Tritanopia: no short-wavelength (blue) cones
  • Achromatopsia: no color vision

Design tips

  • Do not rely on color alone. Use labels, icons or patterns.
  • Keep contrast high. Test with this simulator.
  • Pair color with text or shape so meaning is clear.