Test Summary
URL: https://pasciencedmz.ddev.site/
Test Spec: N/A
Date: 3/31/2026, 6:12:34 PM
Total Violations: 2
Errors (WCAG 2.1 AA - Compliance Required)
Critical: 0 | Serious: 2 | Moderate: 0 | Minor: 0
Warnings (WCAG 2.2 / Best Practices)
Critical: 0 | Serious: 0 | Moderate: 0 | Minor: 0
color-contrast - Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Error (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Impact: serious
Description: Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds
Help: Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
Tags: cat.color, wcag2aa, wcag143, TTv5, TT13.c, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.3, ACT
Affected Elements (1)
<a href="https://nsf.gov" target="_blank">U.S. National Science Foundation</a>
Target: a[href$="nsf.gov"]
Failure Summary:
Fix any of the following:
Element has insufficient color contrast of 4 (foreground color: #0489ba, background color: #222222, font size: 9.8pt (13px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1
link-in-text-block - Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
Error (WCAG 2.1 AA)
Impact: serious
Description: Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color
Help: Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
Tags: cat.color, wcag2a, wcag141, TTv5, TT13.a, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.1
Affected Elements (1)
<a href="/about-pa-science">Find out more</a>
Target: p:nth-child(2) > a[href$="about-pa-science"]
Failure Summary:
Fix any of the following:
The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.83:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #1c4c84, surrounding text: #222222)
The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text