Colour Blindness

Are there any good colours for a person who is red-green colour blind to use on the calendar? I've been struggling to find good colours to use to see each of my classes, but none of them seem to work very well, as there are very few distinct colours.

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Chris_Hofer

Hi there, @VJ_ ...

I assume that you are asking about this color picker that is available in the Canvas Calendar, yes?

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If so, you are not limited to the 15 colors displayed here. You can actually use any color you want by typing in the hex color code in the box and then clicking the "Apply" button. If you go to a site such as https://html-color.codes/ or List of colors (these are just a couple sites, but there are many more). You can find a color that will work for you and apply it to your Canvas Calendar courses. Do you think this would work for your needs?

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Chris_Hofer

Hi there, @VJ_ ...

I assume that you are asking about this color picker that is available in the Canvas Calendar, yes?

Screenshot 2025-11-21 185731.png

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