color-blind

[ kuhl-er-blahynd ]

/ ˈkʌl ərˌblaɪnd /

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adjective

Ophthalmology. pertaining to or affected with color blindness.

Photography. (of an emulsion) sensitive only to blue, violet, and ultraviolet rays.

showing or characterized by freedom from racial bias; not influenced by skin color.

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Origin of color-blind

First recorded in 1850–55

How to use color-blind in a sentence

The cornerstone of our democracy is that justice is to be colorblind in its administration.
As Michael Brown Grand Jury Winds Down, Is Ferguson on the Brink of War?|Ron Christie|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And whether or not so-called colorblind casting even makes a difference at the box office is open to question.
White Guys Still Get The Best Bible Roles in Hollywood|Lewis Beale|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Silva concludes that America is afflicted by the socio-optic condition of “colorblind racism.”
How We Got to Ferguson—a Reading List|David Masciotra|August 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In other words, only the “colorblind” are capable of stopping racism.
Conservatives Have No Idea What ‘Racist’ Means|Jamelle Bouie|August 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST

It has medical writing, but it also has travel writing: going to Micronesia to see this island of colorblind people.
Oliver Sacks: How I Write|Noah Charney|December 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No man is altogether colorblind to the danger-signals of his own nature.
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories|Margaret Collier Graham

Scientific definitions for color-blind

colorblind

[ kŭl′ər-blīnd′ ]

Unable to distinguish certain colors. Humans who are colorblind usually cannot distinguish red from green. Many animals, including cats and dogs, are colorblind and unable to distinguish more than a few colors.