
Accessibility / 9 Jun 2025
Color Accessibility Beyond Contrast: Designing for Color Perception
When discussing color accessibility, contrast tends to be the focus, and for good reason.
High contrast between text and background improves readability for users with low vision. But accessibility goes beyond just contrast ratios.
You also need to think about how people perceive color, especially users with color vision deficiencies or cognitive differences that affect how color is processed.
Designing with inclusive color in mind means understanding how people see and interpret color differently. It’s about using color in a way that communicates clearly, even when hue alone isn’t enough.
In this post, we explore how color perception works, why it matters in design, and what you can do to make your designs more inclusive and effective for everyone.