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Color Blindness Simulator

See how any image looks to people with 8 types of color-vision deficiency — protanopia (red-blind), deuteranopia (green-blind, most common), tritanopia (blue-blind), achromatopsia (total color blindness), plus weak variants. Uses SVG color-matrix filters.

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~8% of males and 0.5% of females have some form of color vision deficiency. Designs should never rely on color ALONE to convey information — add labels, icons, patterns. Uses SVG color-matrix filters (instant, no canvas re-encode needed).
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Inside the tool

What powers the Color Blindness Simulator

8 simulation types: protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia, plus -anomaly weak variants

Side-by-side grid (normal + 7 deficiencies)

Population percentage shown per type

Uses SVG color-matrix filters (instant)

Built differently

Why the Color Blindness Simulator is different

Browser-native

The Color Blindness Simulator runs entirely in your browser. Input is processed locally — never uploaded, never logged, never cached anywhere outside your device.

No artificial limits

No daily quotas, no character ceilings, no "upgrade for more" walls. Every feature is the complete feature — the same on the first use as the thousandth.

Production-grade quality

Built to the same engineering bar as paid SaaS tools — accurate algorithms, audited logic, responsive design and accessibility-tested interactions.

Use Contexts

Common use contexts

  • UI / dashboard accessibility QA
  • Data visualization color choice
  • Brand color palette accessibility check
  • Game design (especially status indicators)
Privacy by design

Private and secure

Zero upload

All processing happens in your browser. Input is never transmitted, logged or cached.

Works offline

Once the page loads, the tool runs without an internet connection. No network calls happen during use.

No tracking

No accounts, no cookies for tool state. Only aggregate analytics count visits at the page level.

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FAQ

Color Blindness Simulator questions

~8% of males and 0.5% of females globally. Deuteranomaly (green-weak) is the most common form (~5% of males). Tritan-spectrum (blue) is very rare (~0.01%).