# Colors(blue/purple) too similar for colorblindness **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Requests and Game feedback\ **Created:** [January 26, 2016, 9:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224 "2016-01-26T21:43:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Rasper](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/rasper/32/2363_2.png) [@Rasper](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Rasper)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/41 "2016-11-01T01:11:19Z")
how does this look? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/2X/7/70467a76265183397ba162e52d7f4abb8659c591.png) Couple minutes in [Paint.net](http://Paint.net) stripping out color, leaving the logos to make them distinct. A real art person could obviously do a better job of defining borders and such. ---
**Author:** ![TaliaParks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/taliaparks/32/11738_2.png) [@TaliaParks](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TaliaParks)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/42 "2016-11-01T01:16:13Z")
> [@theDrew](#): > > i can still play, just takes longer at times because of my isue mainly with purple/blue being so close for me! When the board is 80% Green/Blue/Purple, it is an absolute nightmare to decipher the board. I usually have my wife or daughter come help when that happens. ---
**Author:** ![kzintiwife](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kzintiwife/32/2350_2.png) [@kzintiwife](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/kzintiwife)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/43 "2016-11-01T04:00:57Z")
for me the green/blue… is bad… my kid cracked his tablet screen and the colors were inverted… this was actually easier for me to play (except where it said blue - it wasnt blue 😛 ) ---
**Author:** ![Annaerith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/annaerith/32/13840_2.png) [@Annaerith](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Annaerith)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 9:40am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/44 "2016-11-03T09:40:18Z")
> [@Rasper](#): > > how does this look? uh im not color blind but if a change like that has to be made please make the symbols bigger (so there would be bigger area covered with color ) or make this an option in settings coz i would struggle to play with so small symbols / little color, basically twice as hard to see what it actually is 😛 edit: how about a small patch/mod downloadable as addition to the game so that the colors/symbols would be changed for those who want/need it? ---
**Author:** ![Baldred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/baldred/32/2873_2.png) [@Baldred](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Baldred)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/45 "2016-11-03T12:59:28Z")
TIL there are symbols on the gems. I’ve been playing for a year without ever noticing. ---
**Author:** ![evilbatwitch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/evilbatwitch/32/1499_2.png) [@evilbatwitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/evilbatwitch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/46 "2016-11-03T17:06:12Z")
My 2 year old grandson was asked what color the (red) “bubble” was. he said “FIRE”. and we all spat our coffee out. He identified all the symbols. TWO YEARS OLD. ---
**Author:** ![killerman3333](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/killerman3333/32/4068_2.png) [@killerman3333](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/killerman3333)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/47 "2016-11-03T17:28:25Z")
He recognized the firey passion of the makers of this game. ---
**Author:** ![evilbatwitch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/evilbatwitch/32/1499_2.png) [@evilbatwitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/evilbatwitch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/48 "2016-11-03T17:31:50Z")
He also proved he didn’t inherit either color blindness from me, or, his father’s synesthesia. ---
**Author:** ![Robert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/robert/32/12802_2.png) [@Robert](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Robert)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/49 "2016-11-03T17:50:51Z")
Now all you have to do is teach him the definition of colour 😛 ---
**Author:** ![evilbatwitch](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/evilbatwitch/32/1499_2.png) [@evilbatwitch](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/evilbatwitch)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/50 "2016-11-03T17:55:19Z")
his spelling may or may not be influenced by his English granpapa. my children do manage to say “water” properly from husband’s influence. that screws with the Murica version of “wad-der” among their peers. LOL ---
**Author:** ![efh313](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/efh313/32/34349_2.png) [@efh313](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/efh313)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/51 "2016-11-03T18:47:05Z")
@evilbatwitch My daughter was 2 years old when she took my ipad and CORRECTLY entered my pin to open it! When I asked her how she knew how to do that, she said and I quote… “I WATCH YOU!” 😮 2 YEARS OLD! ---
**Author:** ![Eika](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/eika/32/103088_2.png) [@Eika](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Eika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/52 "2016-11-03T22:00:59Z")
I was thinking something the other day. So I thought I do share it. What about making a customization option for the gem colors, so players can adjust the colors of each of the gems? That way everyone is free to adjust the colors for their own eyes, and also a cool addition would be to add other patterns of the symbols on the gems. ---
**Author:** ![UKresistance](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/ukresistance/32/7558_2.png) [@UKresistance](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/UKresistance)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2016, 11:14am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/53 "2016-11-04T11:14:31Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/gemsofwar/original/3X/7/c/7c436d6665c43c76f6a3bb78e1f93b86a048c5e9.jpeg "Puzzle Retreat - Available on the App Store with 60 free puzzles!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHCPP4M3Eho) A high contrast versus symbol and color would be the best. Though I’d make the symbol white and the rest colored. [http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-essential-information-is-conveyed-by-a-colour-alone](http://gameaccessibilityguidelines.com/ensure-no-essential-information-is-conveyed-by-a-colour-alone) ---
**Author:** ![LYNDALE](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/lyndale/32/13864_2.png) [@LYNDALE](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/LYNDALE)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2016, 8:33am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224/54 "2016-11-11T08:33:41Z")
Im not sure what device everyone is playing on but phone and pc can change the colors in the game. I don’t have xbox or ps4 (?)… I jot down the RBG values for normal then comfortable. [Previous page](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/colors-blue-purple-too-similar-for-colorblindness/3224.md?page=2)