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Change "perceive color" to be more accurate
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patrickhlauke committed Nov 12, 2020
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Similarly, if content is distinguished by inverting an element's foreground and background colors,
this would pass (again, assuming that the foreground and background colors have a sufficient contrast).
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<p>However, if content relies on the user's ability to accurately perceive a particular color (either
implicitly - e.g. green for success, red for failure - or explicitly - e.g. "the blue items represent
<p>However, if content relies on the user's ability to accurately perceive or differentiate a particular color
(either implicitly - e.g. green for success, red for failure - or explicitly - e.g. "the blue items represent
the most recently updated entries"), an additional visual indicator will be required, regardless of
the relative contrast between those colors.
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<p>This criterion does not directly address the needs of users with assistive technologies.
It aims to ensure that sighted users who cannot perceive color can still understand content.
It aims to ensure that sighted users who cannot distinguish between some colors can still
understand content.
How information is conveyed to assistive technology users is covered separately in other
criteria, including (but not limited to)
<a href="non-text-content">1.1.1 Non-text Content</a>,
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<p>Conversely, even if information that is conveyed by color differences is appropriately conveyed
to assistive technologies, it does not necessarily pass this criterion, as sighted users who cannot
perceive color may not necessarily be using any assistive technologies. This criterion requires
a visible alternative to color.
distinguish bewtween certain color may not necessarily be using any assistive technologies. This
criterion requires a visible alternative to color.
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<p>Students view an SVG image of a chemical compound and identify the chemical elements
present based <strong>both</strong> on the colors used, as well as numbers next to each
element. A legend shows the color and number for each type of element. Sighted users who
cannot perceive color can still understand the image by relying on the numbers.
cannot perceive all the color differences can still understand the image by relying on
the numbers.
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