Analysis of Hue Circle Perception of Congenital Red-green Congenital Color Deficiencies Based on Color Vision Model

Abstract

To investigate individual property of internal color representation of congenital red-green color-deficient observers (CDOs) and color-normal observers (CNOs) precisely, difference scaling experiment using pairs of primary colors was carried out for protans, deutans, and normal trichromats, and the results were analyzed using multi-dimensional Scaling (MDS). MDS configuration of CNOs showed circular shape similar to hue circle, whereas that of CNO showed large individual differences from circular to U- shape. Distortion index, DI, is proposed to express the shape variation of MDS configuration. All color chips were plotted in the color vision space, (L, r/g, y/b), and the MDS using a non-linear conversion from the distance in the color vision space to perceptual difference scaling was successful to obtain U-shape configuration that reflects internal color representation of CDOs.