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Re: Does button:hover have contrast requirements?

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From: Henry, Michael (IntelliDyne)
Date: Jun 12, 2017 9:41AM

Thanks, everyone, for the great feedback! I really appreciate this resource of experts!


Mike

From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > on behalf of Karl Brown < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Monday, June 12, 2017 3:36:33 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Does button:hover have contrast requirements?

Generally I advise not just changing colour, but adding something else in,
e.g., adding an underline or a border. There isn't a specific requirement
to do so, though my view is that we want to make sure people can tell the
state has changed.

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 5:45 PM, Mallory < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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.
> >
> >