What is color blindness?

Most people with the conditions that cause color blindness are able to see images clearly but are unable to fully ‘see’ red, green or blue light. There are different types of color blindness which result in different levels of color perception, as well as extremely rare cases where people are unable to see any color at all.

The different anomalous conditions are:
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Deuteranomaly which is a reduced sensitivity to green light and is the most common form of color blindness.
‍Protanomaly, which is a reduced sensitivity to red light.
‍Tritanomaly which is a reduced sensitivity to blue light.

Color Blindness-Friendly Palette

We put together a selection of colors and shades that can satisfy any of the visual deficiency conditions listed above. On the central image below you can see the new color blind friendly palette; use the gallery to experiment how the different types of deficiency get to perceive the color scheme.

Customized patterns

On top of that, to avoid any further confusion and support those with monochromatic vision, we have also added customized design patterns that complement the colors. With the combination of both, we are the only economic development GIS solutions provider that offers color blind friendly palettes while also being web accessible compliant.