Chameleon dial

A hardware-level "calibration knob" that allows color-blind professionals to shift the screen's color spectrum in real-time to distinguish between confusing data or design elements.

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About

Chameleon Dial is a transformative accessibility plugin for the Logitech MX and Creative Console ecosystem. It is designed specifically for professionals with Color Vision Deficiency (CVD)—affecting 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women globally.

While current OS-level accessibility tools are "static" (on/off toggles that affect the whole screen), Chameleon Dial turns Logitech hardware into a dynamic, analog "lens." It allows designers, data analysts, and developers to live-tune their visual environment, identifying and distinguishing colors through tactile haptics, LCD visual cues, and high-precision dial rotations.

What it does

Key Features

Key Features & Functionality

  1. The "Spectrum Shifter" (Analog Precision)

Using the Creative Console Dial, users can fluidly adjust the intensity and hue-rotation of color filters (Protanopia, Deuteranopia, Tritanopia) in real-time.

The Problem: A static filter that helps you see a red-green chart often ruins the color accuracy of the rest of your UI.

The Solution: The dial allows the user to "sweep" through filter intensities only when needed, then dial it back to zero instantly, providing a customized visual experience that shifts with the task.

  1. The "Chromatic Loupe" (LCD Feedback)

The LCD keys act as a real-time color inspector.

Functionality: As the user hovers their MX Master cursor over any pixel, the SDK pulls the color data and displays the Common Color Name (e.g., "Deep Navy" or "Safety Orange") and the Hex/RGB code directly on the hardware key.

Impact: This removes the "guesswork" for color-blind professionals when collaborating with team members who use color-coded terminology.

  1. Haptic Color Mapping (Tactile Logic)

Leveraging the MX Master haptic engine, the plugin provides "physical textures" to colors.

Functionality: The user can set a "target color" (e.g., Red). When the cursor crosses over a red element on the screen, the mouse delivers a specific haptic pulse.

Impact: This allows a user to "feel" the boundaries of data points in a complex chart or find errors in a codebase highlighted in red, even if they cannot visually distinguish the color from the background.

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