Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color (#banner-link-updates):

[aniketr99]

"Please do not close this bug. This bug should only be closed by TCS, C+AI Accessibility or the Divisional Driver".

GitHub Tags:

#A11yTCS; #A11ySev2; #A11yMAS; #DesktopWeb; #Chrome; #WCAG1.4.1; #WCP; #Use of Color; #Visual Studio Code Services; #A11yAuto; #AI4W; #BM_VisualStudioCodeServices_Web_Apr2023; #Win11;#clink-in-text-block;

Environment Details: 

Application Name:  code.visualstudio.com
URL:https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-project
Microsoft Edge version 125.0.0.0 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Repro Steps:

Hit the URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-project
Run fast pass and observe the issue.

Issue:

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color (link-in-text-block - https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.7/link-in-text-block?application=msftAI)

Target application:

Java project management in Visual Studio Code - https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-project

Element path:

#banner-link-updates

Snippet:

< a href="/updates" id="banner-link-updates">Version 1.89

Related paths:

.message

How to fix:

Fix any of the following:

The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.02:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #4daafc, surrounding text: #9ba3b4)
The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text

Environment:

Microsoft Edge version 125.0.0.0

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[ntrogh]

@daviddossett Can you look into this accessibility issue for the version banner?

[daviddossett]

This was fixed in https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-website/pull/1753

[rzhao271]

@aniketr99 could you test the page again? You can access it at https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/java/java-project?dark-plus-v2