Enhance Screen Visibility with Windows 11 Color Filters

This article explains how to use color filters in Windows 11 to adjust the screen’s color palette for better visibility.

Color filters in Windows are designed to adjust the color palette of items displayed on the screen. This feature can assist users who have difficulty distinguishing between colors or who experience visual impairments.

In Windows 11, there are several preset filters available, including red-green, blue-yellow, grayscale, and inverted filters. If you’re still having trouble seeing what’s on your screen, you can use the built-in color filters in Windows 11 to help differentiate between items that vary only by color.

This enhances the color palette of objects on the screen, increasing contrast and improving visibility.

Set high contrast color filters in Windows 11

When you want to set high contrast color on your screen in Windows 11, use Windows color filters. This will help contrast and distinguish between different things on the screen, including text, images, and objects.

Windows 11 has a centralized location for the majority of its settings. Everything can be done, from system configurations to creating new users and updating Windows from its System Settings pane.

To get to System Settings, you can use the Windows key + I shortcut or click on Start ==> Settings, as shown in the image below:

Alternatively, you can use the search box on the taskbar to search for Settings. Then select to open it.

In Windows Settings, click Accessibility, and select Color filter on the right pane.

On the Color filters pane, use screen down and toggle the button to the On position to enable Color filters.

Windows 11 comes with preset filters that you can use right away.

• Red-green (green weak, deuteranopia)
• Red-green (red weak, protanopia)
• Blue-yellow (tritanopia)
• Grayscale
• Grayscale inverted
• Inverted

Select a filter that works in your situation. On the screen, you can also turn on a keyboard shortcut so that pressing the Windows key + Ctrl + C turns on or off-color filters.

Select a color filter from the menu. Try each filter to see which one suits you best.

Grayscale is the default color filter when Color Filters is turned on unless changed. For some users, the Inverted filter might work just right.

That’s it!

Conclusion:

• Windows 11 offers various color filters to enhance screen visibility for users with color vision deficiencies or visual impairments.
• The process to enable color filters is straightforward through the Accessibility settings.
• Users can choose from several preset filters, including red-green, blue-yellow, grayscale, and inverted options.
• A keyboard shortcut is available for easy toggling of color filters, enhancing user convenience.
• Experimenting with different filters is recommended to find the one that best suits individual needs.
• Utilizing these filters can significantly improve the way users interact with their screens and access visual content.