Contrast checker
Calculate text and background ratio and compare it with WCAG AA thresholds for normal and large text.
Open tool ↗VIJERON / COLOR DESK
Digital color and accessibility guides with two tools that show calculations, limits and context. Start with a HEX code, then test the text and background pairs you actually use.
A color can work on one background and fail on another. Record each color's role, the ratio of solid pairs, and non-color cues for important states.
Codes and results are processed in your browser; values are not sent to a Vijeron server.
Calculate text and background ratio and compare it with WCAG AA thresholds for normal and large text.
Open tool ↗Mix a base color with white and black at your chosen step, then inspect codes and ratios against white and black.
Open tool ↗Each guide offers a concrete example, a pitfall and primary standard references.
Understand the numbers before assigning colors to text, backgrounds or controls.
Read guide ↗Text and background contrast uses relative luminance, not raw differences between HEX numbers.
Read guide ↗WCAG AA has different thresholds for different text sizes; rounded display values do not decide a pass.
Read guide ↗Add text, shape or pattern when color conveys a state or instruction.
Read guide ↗Non-text contrast concerns objects carrying information, rather than every decoration.
Read guide ↗A palette does not end at the default state; keyboard navigation must remain visible.
Read guide ↗Choose surfaces, text, borders and accents, then test the actual touching pairs.
Read guide ↗Record each color pair, its purpose, calculated result and visual review in one place.
Read guide ↗Articles, examples, tools and illustrations were made for Vijeron. Referenced organizations explain standards; they do not endorse this project.
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