: Given a number, how to find that many colours that are well-distinguishable? I'm interested in getting an method for obtaining n well-distinguishable colours, where n is just a given number. The

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I'm interested in getting an method for obtaining n well-distinguishable colours, where n is just a given number. The purpose is for it to be implemented in an algorithmic way.

I have read other questions on this topic
(this,
this,
this and
this),
but none of them provides an self-contained way how to generate the colours. (They, in general, say: "Go to this website and put n there as input.")

As well, I know that I can equally distribute the hues of the colours, but then:

Good balancing between number of different hues and number of different saturations and lightnesses is necessary (and I don't know how to make it well).
The same distance in hue doesn't mean the same distance for a human:

In the example, certainly the left one is less recognizable than the right one, yet the colours are only some RGB permutations.

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If I understand your question well, you should definitely take a look at IWantHue at tools.medialab.sciences-po.fr/iwanthue/ There you just enter (like you say) a numbner and it autogenerates colors that play well together. But, they also have some theory on the issue. Good luck...

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