This is just a quick primer on how Windows High Contrast Mode (HCM) works. It is not exhaustive, but should give you a base understanding. Basically, text, border and background colors are replaced. They are not removed, which is a pretty common misconception. Colors At a very simple level, High Contrast Mode replaces all of […]
Category: Vision
A lot of companies that I encounter use logos and images against a transparent background. This works well for them in most cases, because they can determine the color of the background that the logo image is placed against. One area where this can be a problem is in Windows High Contrast mode (HCM). That […]
Who is it for? This is for users who cannot perceive the entire page. This includes users that have a screen magnifier running and those that have resized the text. What is important to know? A very important thing that most people get wrong about this criterion is that it doesn’t require that we add […]