color_blinder

Takes images and renders a set of images simulating different kinds of color blindness.

If you prefer a graphical application checkout color_blinder_gtk

Usage

Use the --combine-output flag to generate a single output image containing the complete set.

With the --filter option you can select which filter should be rendered. Multiple selections can be joined by comma in any order. For example: Deuteranomaly,monochrome,DEUTAN,BVM97

• Achromatomaly
• Achromatopsia
• Deuteranomaly
• Deuteranopia
• DeuteranopiaBVM97
• Protanomaly
• Protanopia
• ProtanopiaBVM97
• Tritanomaly
• Tritanopia
• TritanopiaBVM97

Installation

Install from crates.io with:

cargo install --force color_blinder

Note: the --force tells cargo to install the latest version.

Features

• Process multiple files in one run
• Unify output images into one
• Optional text labels
  • in the combined image
  • on each image
• Support transparent PNG images
  • use maximum compression for output files
• Filter by name
  • filter by groups (MONOCHROME, DEUTAN, PROTAN, TRITAN and BVM97)
• Parallel processing per filter
  • look into optimising parallel processing single images

In case you would like to disable the text feature compile with cargo build --release --no-default-features.

Feedback and/or Pull Request are welcome

Resources

• http://lpetrich.org/Science/ColorBlindnessSim/ColorBlindnessSim.html
• https://colorblindtools.blogspot.com/2017/02/colorblind-simulation-model-testing.html
• http://www.color-blindness.com/coblis-color-blindness-simulator/

Online tools

• http://lpetrich.org/Science/ColorBlindnessSim/WebpageCBSim.xhtml