Is My Blue Your Blue? A visual perception test that judges what you call blue and green and compares it with others’ results. I am “bluer than 68% of the population.” Now do red/pink, red/orange, and blue/purple!
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Discussion 13 comments
I came out at 81% blue. I wonder how accurate this test can be given that everyone has differently calibrated screens and monitors. I am a graphic designer and have my monitors calibrated to replicate colors closest to print accuracy.
What did you use for calibration?
I just create a custom profile using the built-in calibration tools in MacOS. I have 2 bog-standard Dell 27-inch 4k monitors, and I use a Pantone color book with CMYK values to test against my monitor color in my home office and adjust as best I can to match. It's not perfect, but it suits my needs.
My boundary is at hue 171, greener than 68% of the population. Another designer here. It was really difficult to label turquise as either blue or green. Did not like it.
I felt the same. "Your boundary is at hue 164, greener than 94% of the population. For you, turquoise is blue."
I tipped my laptop screen back and forth and watched the color change from blue to green. I tried to put it in the middle, but I got 96% blue. I think I just calibrated it to the first test item. Fun concept, but too obviously flawed to really feel meaningful
I landed at 174, right at the population median. However, being color blind, several of the choices were nearly grey to my eyes. I just stuck the greys in the green category. :)
wtf, 92% green !?!
I'm at 174 and goddammit, turquoise IS green. I think. Or maybe it's blue. Ugh.
Go with your gut. It’s definitely green.
Blue and green are shades the same colour (translated as "grue") in a number of cultures, which I guess is what this is showing, that those of us who think they're as distinct as, say, red and blue, are making a slight category error.
"Your boundary is at hue 174, just like the population median. You're a true neutral." Woo-hoo! I am completely uninteresting.
* 16" MacBook Pro screen.
"Your boundary is at hue 175, bluer than 66% of the population. For you, turquoise is green." That steep curve sure makes individual gradients have big steps in population percentage.
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