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Color Palette Validator

Paste a JSON object, CSS variables, or Tailwind config and get a complete WCAG contrast matrix for every foreground/background combination. See pass/fail for AA, AA Large, and AAA at a glance.

Palette input (JSON, CSS variables, or key/value)

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Palette passes. Does the rest of the site?

A compliant palette is a good start and about 30% of WCAG 2.1 AA. We manually test the other 70%: keyboard navigation, screen reader output, focus order, and form error recovery. Audits from $499.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the color palette validator.