How to design charts with a color blind friendly paletteįirst thing’s first… What is color blindness?Ĭolor blindness-also known as color vision deficiency (CVD)-is a deficiency in distinguishing between different colors.Why color is important to data visualization.What are the 3 types of color blindness?.We’ve put together some ready-made color-blind-friendly palettes to inspire you. We’ll also show you how to effectively use color-blind-friendly palettes to make your graphics available to a wider range of people. In this guide, we’ll break down the different types of color blindness and their special considerations with respect to data visualization.
It means ensuring people with visual impairments can understand your designs with a WCAG contrast checker - lucky for you, this feature is built right into Venngage’s accessible design editor.Ĭontrary to popular belief, more than 99% of color-blind people can, in fact, see color-just not in the same way as someone who isn’t impacted by color blindness. Optimizing your graphics can help make them more accessible-and that doesn’t mean banishing color from your charts and graphs either. There are an estimated 300 million color blind people worldwide, including Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Clinton and Prince William! But what if your readers are color blind?Īccording to Color Blind Awareness, color blindness affects 1 in 12 men (8%) and 1 in 200 women (0.5%). Colors play a central role in data visualization.
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