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Victor Ostromoukhov - Université de Montréal
Efficient Color
Color blindness
•8% male (up to 12-20%, according to some estimations),
• 0.6% female
•Genetic
•Dichromate (2% male)
•One type of cone missing
–L (protanope)
–M (deuteranope)
–S (tritanope)
•Anomalous trichromat
•Shifted sensitivity
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
Monochromatic
colors
perceived by a
trichromat
reddish
greenish
yellowish
yellowish
bluish
bluish
l
l
l