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LNUI-722Chart palette: colorblind-safe categorical scale
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Chart palette: colorblind-safe categorical scale

Our categorical chart palette fails for deuteranopia: series 2 and 4 are indistinguishable. We need a colorblind-safe scale that still matches the brand.

Current vs proposed palette under CVD simulation
Simulation — top: current palette, bottom: proposal under deuteranopia

Constraints

  • Minimum 8 distinguishable categorical steps
  • Each step readable against both --background values (light/dark)
  • Sequential and diverging ramps derived from the same anchors
Color should never be the only channel encoding a data series.a11y guidelines, charts section

Activity

abigail.moore created the issue· 3d ago
abigail.moore added labels Accessibility, Design· 3d ago