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Re: 1.4.1 use of color for state indicator

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Mar 9, 2020 6:41AM

If luminance was color then every single piece of content on a web page would be using color to communicate. Black text on a white background would be using color to communicate that it's text! A black border would be using color to communicate it's a border on a white background. The goal of the SC is to be able to differentiate -- if the author can differentiate sufficiently you can pass the criterion.

From the understanding docs -- "The intent of this Success Criterion is to ensure that all users can access information that is conveyed by color differences".

Jonathan