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Re: Does button:hover have contrast requirements?

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From: Mallory
Date: Jun 10, 2017 10:45AM

One could argue that if the focus state in particular is way too subtle
for a user, then for that user it breaks the Visible Focus rule.

On Thu, Jun 8, 2017, at 12:44 AM, Meacham, Steve - FSA, Kansas City, MO
wrote:
> When the indicator is a border-box, I'll measure it's contrast against
> the background to see if it meets WCAG requirements. If the item itself
> just changes color, I'd make sure that both the focus and unfocused
> colors have sufficient contrast to background, but I don't compare them
> to one another.
>
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> Behalf Of Henry, Michael (IntelliDyne)
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Does button:hover have contrast requirements?
>
> Hello everyone,
>
>
> I've been searching but with limited time, it's been difficult to find
> this answer.
>
> Is there a requirement (or best practice) that the hover/focus state of a
> button (not text link) have some measurable, distinct contrast from its
> default state?
>
>
> I know that a button's hover/focus state should look distinctly different
> than its default state, but is there a numerical requirement that I need
> to measure, as there is with text color vs background color?
>
>
> thanks!
>
> Mike
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