Re: Contrast ratio 4.5:1 applies to rollovers?

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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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
> 
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