This issue is from a May 2019 external accessibility audit report.
WCAG Reference: Usability feedback only, there is no WCAG related guidelines.
Issue ID: DAC_Issue33
URL: Throughout
Screen Shot
Before hover
On hover
The colour change when a user hovers over a link is not clear and this was especially difficult for low vision users to determine.
Ensuring that the state change is distinctive would benefit low vision users in particular, while benefiting all mouse users in general.
Current Code Ref(s)
$govuk-link-colour #005ea5 $govuk-link-hover-colour #2b8cc4
Low vision user comments
“I had difficulty navigating the links on all pages because little visual feedback was presented when using mouse hover. While they did change to purple, this change was difficult to notice due to the links then looking similar to the regular text on mouse hover.”
Solution
Offer a clearer colour change i.e. similar to that of the keyboard focus, or add/remove an underline when users hover over the links/buttons.
This issue is from a May 2019 external accessibility audit report.
WCAG Reference: Usability feedback only, there is no WCAG related guidelines.
Issue ID: DAC_Issue33
URL: Throughout
Screen Shot
Before hover
On hover
The colour change when a user hovers over a link is not clear and this was especially difficult for low vision users to determine.
Ensuring that the state change is distinctive would benefit low vision users in particular, while benefiting all mouse users in general.
Current Code Ref(s)
$govuk-link-colour #005ea5 $govuk-link-hover-colour #2b8cc4Low vision user comments
Solution
Offer a clearer colour change i.e. similar to that of the keyboard focus, or add/remove an underline when users hover over the links/buttons.