Principle 1 Perceivable · Guideline 1.4: Distinguishable

1.4.1 Use of Color

Color must never be the only way information is conveyed.

Level A

What this means in practice

A required field marked only in red is invisible to color-blind users. Add a symbol, a label or text. The classic case: inline links distinguished from body text by colour alone – they need an underline.

What Libration Accessibility contributes

Das Bedienfeld von Libration Accessibility bietet Besuchern an, alle Links dauerhaft zu unterstreichen.

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Normative wording

The binding text lives at the W3C. What you read here is our own faithful rendering – not a quotation.

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