Blue on White: Contrast Check

Using blue on white

This is the familiar CSS blue-and-white link pair. Keep the underline or another non-color cue when links appear within a paragraph.

WCAG text contrast results

This pair passes AA for normal text. It also passes AAA for normal text. The displayed ratio is rounded to two decimal places; every decision uses the full calculation.

Choose the result for your text size

A 16 px regular label uses the normal-text result. A 24 px regular heading qualifies as large text. Match the result to the size and weight used in your design. If a small label fails, try a different color before making the label larger.

.pair-example {
  color: #0000FF;
  background-color: #FFFFFF;
  font-size: 16px;
}

Try the reverse pair

Use Swap colors to put white text on blue. The ratio remains 8.59:1, but the page can feel very different when most of it becomes blue. Check the new arrangement with real text and the surrounding layout.