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Points of view: Color blindness

Nature Methods · 27 May 2011

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Summary

A short column in the Nature Methods "Points of View" series on designing figures that remain legible for readers with colour-vision deficiency. It recommends a colour-blind-safe palette and alternatives to red-green contrasts that are now widely used in scientific graphics.

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Wong B. Points of view: Color blindness. Nature Methods. 2011;8(6):441-441. doi:10.1038/nmeth.1618

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