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Color Blindness Simulator for Protanopia, Deuteranopia, and Tritanopia

This color blindness simulator transforms one hexadecimal sRGB color with a standard fixed matrix for protanopia, deuteranopia, or tritanopia.

● BetaFree · in your browser

Run — free How it works & API

Use it from WebAPIEmailTelegramApp soon

It returns the normalized source color, the selected vision type, the simulated hexadecimal color, and its red, green, and blue channel values. The result is a practical approximation for early design checks, palette comparisons, documentation, and automated quality workflows. It does not diagnose vision or reproduce every person's perception, but it makes potentially confusing color shifts visible before a design reaches users.

How to use it

Enter your values in the form above. The tool checks them before calculating and shows the result on the same page.

Check your inputs

Use the labels and units shown next to each field. If something is missing or outside the allowed range, the page points to the field to fix.

Use it again or automate it

Use the browser tool for individual checks and the API when you need the same capability in an automated workflow.

What you can do with it

Get an answer now

Enter one set of values and see the result without building a spreadsheet or script.

Compare scenarios

Change one value at a time and rerun the calculation to understand what affects the result.

Automate repeated work

Use the API when the same calculation needs to run inside your product or workflow.

FAQ

Which color-blindness types are supported?

Protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia are supported. Any unrecognized type returns an invalid-input error.

What color formats can I provide?

Use hexadecimal sRGB in #RGB or #RRGGBB form. Color names and values with alpha channels are not accepted.

Is this a medical diagnosis or an exact view of perception?

No. It is a matrix-based approximation for design analysis, not a diagnostic tool or an exact model of every person's vision.

Does a simulated color prove that a design is accessible?

No. Also check contrast, provide cues beyond color, review complete interface states, and include appropriate user testing.

How much does an API simulation cost?

Each item costs $0.002. The calculation is deterministic and does not contact an external service.

For developers — API access

Everything on this page is available programmatically. This section is for teams who want to wire it into their own systems; everyone else can just use the tool above.

API endpoint

POSThttps://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate

Prefer to automate it? One authenticated POST creates the task; the result comes back by webhook or a signed link. The same capability also runs here on the web, by email and from Telegram — and soon from our app too.

Call it from your stack

curl -X POST https://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $KIT_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"color":"#3A86FF","type":"deuteranopia"}'

const res = await fetch("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.KIT_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "color": "#3A86FF",
    "type": "deuteranopia"
  })
});
const { task_id } = await res.json();

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['KIT_KEY']}"},
    json={
    "color": "#3A86FF",
    "type": "deuteranopia"
},
)
task_id = res.json()["task_id"]

<?php
$res = file_get_contents("https://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate", false, stream_context_create([
  "http" => [
    "method"  => "POST",
    "header"  => "Authorization: Bearer " . getenv("KIT_KEY") . "\r\nContent-Type: application/json",
    "content" => '{"color":"#3A86FF","type":"deuteranopia"}',
  ],
]));
$task = json_decode($res, true);

body := bytes.NewBufferString(`{"color":"#3A86FF","type":"deuteranopia"}`)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.kit.forhosting.com/color/blindness-simulate", body)
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+os.Getenv("KIT_KEY"))
req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

Example request

{
  "color": "#3A86FF",
  "type": "deuteranopia"
}

Example response

{
  "task_id": "tsk_a1b2c3d4e5f6a1b2c3d4e5f6",
  "type": "color.blindness_simulate",
  "status": "queued",
  "_links": {
    "result": "/tasks/tsk_…/result"
  }
}

The API is asynchronous: the call returns a task_id immediately and the result arrives by webhook. Polling is capped at 1 req/s per task.

Pricing

Per request$0.002

Published price — no tokens, no invented credits. A failed task is never charged.

Errors

HTTP	Code	Meaning
`401`	`unauthorized`	Missing or invalid API key.
`402`	`insufficient_balance`	Your balance doesn't cover the task price.
`404`	`unknown_type`	That task type doesn't exist.
`429`	`rate_limited`	Too many requests. Use the webhook instead of polling.

Read the full KIT documentation →