Rant: Client's color choices made my chart unreadable for my colorblind brother

I designed a data chart using a client's strict blue and purple color scheme. My brother, who is colorblind, told me the sections all looked the same to him. The client says changing colors would hurt their brand image, but I think it's wrong to ignore accessibility. Now I'm not sure if I should push back or just do what they ask. What's your take on balancing brand rules with making designs work for everyone?

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pipergonzalez3d ago

I always add subtle patterns to charts in those cases, like dots for blue and stripes for purple. The client kept their colors, but my dad who's colorblind could finally read it.

eric_morgan593d ago

Yeah, had that same fight over a bar chart last month. Client's precious teal and grey palette looked identical to our colorblind tester.