Upload an image or pick a color and preview how it looks to people with different types of color vision deficiency.
🔒 100% private — your image never leaves your device
Drag & drop an image
or click to browse — you can also paste (Ctrl/Cmd + V)
JPGPNGWEBPGIF
Enter a hex value (e.g. #e11d48) or use the swatch.
How it works
Everything runs on your device — no upload, no wait.
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Add your source
Drop in an image, paste a screenshot, or pick a single color to test.
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See every CVD type
Each preview is redrawn on a canvas using the standard color-vision transform matrices.
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Save or copy
Download the simulated images, or copy the transformed hex values for a single color.
About the color-vision types
Protanopia and deuteranopia are the two most common forms
of red-green color blindness — protanopia is a missing L (long / red) cone, deuteranopia a
missing M (medium / green) cone. Together they affect roughly 8% of men.
Tritanopia is a rare blue-yellow deficiency (missing S / short cone), and
achromatopsia is total color blindness, where the world is seen in shades
of grey. The -anomaly variants (protanomaly, deuteranomaly, tritanomaly) are
the milder, partial forms, where a cone is shifted or weakened rather than absent.
Each preview is produced by multiplying the image's sRGB pixels by the standard sRGB
simulation matrices (Wickline / HCIRN) and drawing the result back onto a
<canvas>. The severity control blends each matrix toward
the identity (no change), so you can preview partial deficiencies as well as the full form.
It's a close approximation — useful for checking whether your design, chart or UI stays
readable — not a medical diagnosis.
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Private by design. Your image is decoded and simulated entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded — we never see it.
Frequently Asked Questions
What types of color blindness can I preview?▼
You can simulate the total forms — protanopia (red-blind), deuteranopia (green-blind), tritanopia (blue-blind) and achromatopsia (total color blindness) — plus the milder, partial forms: protanomaly, deuteranomaly and tritanomaly. A severity slider lets you dial the strength anywhere from mild to full. Show every type at once or focus on a single one.
How accurate is the simulation?▼
It uses the widely accepted color-vision transforms that most accessibility tools rely on, so it's a close, practical approximation. It's great for checking whether a design, chart or interface stays readable, but it is not a medical diagnosis.
Can I test a single color instead of an image?▼
Yes. Switch to Single color mode, pick a color or type a hex value, and you'll see how that exact shade shifts for each type of color vision deficiency, with copyable hex values.
What image formats can I upload?▼
JPG, PNG, WEBP and GIF all work. You can drag and drop a file, click to browse, or paste a screenshot directly with Ctrl/Cmd + V.
Can I save the simulated results?▼
Yes. In image mode you can download each simulated preview as a PNG, and in single-color mode you can download or copy the transformed color values.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?▼
No. Your image is decoded and simulated entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded and we never see it — everything stays on your device.