How do people who were born blind imagine colors?

Question

Like..blue.. Do they see blue? My friend's father said they do, but how is that possible?

Answer 1

they may see what they imagine blue to be... i tried to talk to someone who was color blind about it and he just got frustrated... but i got what he meant... he said how do you know the same "blue" you see is the same "blue" everyone else sees? and he explained that when he was taught colors that "shade" was blue and that slightly darker "shade" was green... stuff like that (colors are mixed up but you should get the idea)

i don't think that actually answers your question... hmm...sorry...

Answer 2

by using other means, temperature, texture, and other senses help when being described by people.

Answer 3

I'm a complete achromat, which makes me legally blind, not completely blind, but I am completely 100% colour blind.

Colour, at least how it exists in your world, is not in my realm of understanding- it just isn't. I know what colours work with what and where they sit relative to others on a spectrum, but I have no concept of it beyond that. I simply do not know what the quality 'colour' is- only shade and brightness.

Answer 4

they don't trust me i'm blind

Answer 5

I've always wondered that, too.  Maybe they have better intrinsic imaginations?