Re: Contrast ratio 4.5:1 applies to rollovers?

Hi Lea,

I think it's probably safe to say that any text on any page should strive
to at least meet the sufficient color contrast standard. I agree that
sometimes there is a need to have a visual element "pull back" from
everything else because it can be visually distracting to have everything *
"ON"*. But I think that can be done in a way to ensure that everything is
still readable by everyone.

Thanks,
David

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 8:30 AM, Lea Verou <lea@w3.org> wrote:

> What about the opposite? I.e., if text in a rollover and/or focused state
> has sufficient contrast ratio, but not in the normal state.
> This is commonly used for secondary elements to avoid having them distract
> from the main content, so I think it's also an interesting question.
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> Lea Verou
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> On Oct 23, 2012, at 08:22, Charles McCathie Nevile wrote:
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> > On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:55:29 +0200, Samantha Bird <sbird@nmqa.com>
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> >> Hi All,
> >>> I just wanted to check the rules for contrast ratios when it comes to
> rollovers. As far as I know in order to meet level AA, >the contrast ratio
> must meet 4.5:1 except in the following circumstances:
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> >> I am not sure if rollover states would come under the 'incidental' rule
> or whether the contrast ratio does not need to be >taken into account for
> rollover states as the rollover just emphasises a change in state. Any
> guidance here would be much >appreciated.
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> > Hi Samantha,
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> > typically text in a rollover state is actually the most important text
> on a page at that moment. So no exception would apply, and it is actually
> extra important that something being highlighted is clear enough to read.
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> > cheers
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> > Chaals
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