RGBlind

Simulate color blindness in your web browser.
What is RGBlind?
RGBlind is a comprehensive open-source color blindness simulation tool available as a Chrome extension. Its primary purpose is to assist organizations, designers, and web developers in visualizing and understanding how their webpages may appear to color blind users. A valuable resource in raising awareness of the challenges faced by color blind users and promoting the creation of optimally structured, inclusive webpages with high readability for all viewers.

Extension stats

Users: 1,000+
Rating: 4.40 (5)
Version: 1.0.3 (Last updated: 2017-01-06)
Creation date: 2017-01-06
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • https://ajax.googleapis.com/
Size: 67.43K
URLs: Website

Other platforms

RGBlind (v1.0.4resigned1)
2.83 (6) 83
Not available on Edge
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Extension summary

RGBlind is an open-source real-time color blindness simulation tool for the web.

It is developed to:

  • Help organizations, designers and web developers understand how color blind users might experience their webpages.
  • Help designers and web developers understand the problematics with designing for color blind users.

RGBlind helps designing better structured webpages with high readability, for everyone.

User reviews

Unfortunately it doesn't seem to work on many websites - it'll fine on Google if you test it there but running on a random selection of sites I'm finding most of them it either doesn't work or completely messes up the site layout.
by Peter S, 2022-01-13

Great extension, GREAT man gj
by Kostas Tsakalidis, 2019-08-07

Perfectly Fine, IDK if it is real
by 伤心Dream, 2017-05-22
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Extension safety

Risk impact

RGBlind requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

RGBlind is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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