daltonize

Automatic colormap adjustment for color-blind users.

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This function automatically converts any colormap supplied as an argument into a color-blind-friendly colormap, by adjusting color saturation.
Example of use:
N = 5 ;
colors = parula(N) ;
x = [1:5]' ;
figure("Position",[100 100 400 300]) ;
for i = 1:N
plot(x,i*x,"-o","Color",colors(i,:),"LineWidth",2,"MarkerFaceColor",colors(i,:)) ;
hold on ;
end
hold off ;
title("Figure with original parula colormap") ;
colors2 = daltonize(parula(N)) ;
figure("Position",[100 100 400 300]) ;
for i = 1:N
plot(x,i*x,"-o","Color",colors2(i,:),"LineWidth",2,"MarkerFaceColor",colors2(i,:)) ;
hold on ;
end
hold off ;
title("Figure with adjusted parula colormap") ;

Cite As

phenan08 (2026). daltonize (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/155929-daltonize), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.0.0