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Link `focus` and `hover` should follow WAI-ARIA WCAG AA guidelines

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Description

Not sure if this is something this repo can use, but decided to open an issue.

Code Example 1
a {
    color: #2AB1E3;
}
a:focus, a:hover {
    color: #1892BF;
}

Gives the following result:

image

The above makes it hard to tell if the website is confirming you are hovering over a link with bad eye sight.

Code Example 2
a {
    color: #2AB1E3;
}
a:focus, a:hover {
    color: #083644;
}

Gives the following result:

image

The above makes it obvious the website is confirming you are hovering over a link with poor eye sight.

W3c Spec

Did a search and can find info on focus ring. But no mention above hover

Link: https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/new-in-22/#2411-focus-appearance-aa

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the two CSS examples in the issue and review the linked W3C WCAG 2.2 focus-appearance guidance. No repository file or test is named; the work is done when the project has a decided, documented position on how focus and hover indicators should relate to accessibility guidance.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
css
Domain
accessibility, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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