Re: Color contrast requirement clarification in hover state of dropdown element

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> On May 7, 2020, at 6:11 PM, Patrick H. Lauke <[email protected]> wrot=
e:
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> =EF=BB=BFOn 07/05/2020 23:02, Kiran wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> Hope you are staying safe.
>> I appreciate your inputs and thoughts in clarifying color contrast requir=
ements in hover state of the dropdown element.
>> As shown in an example below, on hover state: the dropdown element text "=
Willie" passes accessibility on that light gray, which is #DbDbDb. But the l=
ight gray #DBDBDB color doesn't meet accessibility on white. So my question i=
s: does the gray have to be discernible from white when next to each other t=
o pass WCAG 2.1 AA ?
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> I'm assuming this isn't just the hover state, but the focus state as well?=
 In which case I'd say that yes, the background of the currently focused ite=
m needs to have sufficient contrast (at least 3:1) against the white backgro=
und (per 1.4.11, as that background color is the only visual indication of t=
he focused/selected state).
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> Patrick H. Lauke
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