Free online color blindness simulator showing how images and colors appear to people with various types of color vision deficiency.
How to use Color Blindness Simulator?
Upload an image or enter colors.
Select the color vision deficiency type to simulate.
Review the result to verify accessibility.
Frequently asked questions about Color Blindness Simulator
What types of color blindness can be simulated?
Protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia, achromatopsia, and their partial variants (protanomaly, deuteranomaly, tritanomaly).
Can I simulate entire images?
Yes, upload an image and it will be fully transformed to show how it appears under the selected color vision type.
Beyond color, what should I add so color-blind users can tell things apart?
Treat color as a secondary cue and make sure the information also arrives another way. In a chart, vary the line style (solid, dashed) or marker shape and place the series name right next to the line. In a form, never rely on a red border alone — pair it with an error message and an icon — and keep links underlined instead of signalling them by color only.
How common is color blindness — is it really worth designing for?
Red-green color deficiency affects roughly 8% of men and 0.5% of women — close to 300 million people worldwide. Even a modest site with a hundred visitors will have several men among them who see it differently. And a screen that relies on color alone also fails in black-and-white printouts and on a dim display in bright sun, so this consideration ends up helping everyone.
How to get the most out of Color Blindness Simulator?
Red-green deficiency is by far the most common, so never let red versus green carry the whole message.
Add shape, pattern or direct labels to charts so the series stay readable without colour.
Don't mark links by colour alone — an underline keeps them findable for everyone.