Colour contrast in the real world

Colour contrast in the real world

The Colour Contrast Analyzer does not care what looks nice. That is exactly why we trust it with every palette decision.

Measure, never eyeball

Two greys that look far apart on a designer’s calibrated screen can measure 2.9:1 — a failure. Every pair in this theme’s palette is measured, recorded, and kept above Level AA.

Contrast is not only text

Focus rings, form borders, icons and chart lines need 3:1 against their surroundings. The most common failures we audit are not paragraphs — they are the thin grey input borders nobody measured.

Colour alone is never the message

If red is the only thing marking an error, colour-blind users get nothing. Pair every colour signal with a word, an icon or a shape.

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