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. Lea Verou W3C developer relations http://w3.org/people/all#lea ✿ http://lea.verou.me ✿ @leaverou On Oct 23, 2012, at 08:22, Charles McCathie Nevile wrote: > On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:55:29 +0200, Samantha Bird <sbird@nmqa.com> wrote: > >> 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: > [...] >> 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. > > Hi Samantha, > > 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. > > cheers > > Chaals > > -- > Charles McCathie Nevile - Consultant (web standards) CTO Office, Yandex > chaals@yandex-team.ru Find more at http://yandex.com >Received on Tuesday, 23 October 2012 15:30:18 UTC
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