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Contrast

usecontrast.comColour pickers & palettes

No liveness check has reached it yet; it is registered on GitHub and has been in the index since 8 Oct 2026. How this is checked

Contrast is a color accessibility tool available as a Figma plugin and macOS app. It checks foreground and background color combinations against WCAG contrast ratios and indicates whether they meet accessibility requirements.

Inferred · not functionally tested

WebmacOS
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107stars
9forks
8features
2017since

Overview

6 features

Purpose: Checking whether interface color combinations meet WCAG accessibility contrast requirements.

Inferred · not functionally tested

Audience: UI/UX designers and developers

Inferred · not functionally tested

Functions: Unknown

Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: unknown · Self-hosting: unknown

Recorded constraints: pricing: unknown · license: Proprietary · platforms: DESKTOP, WEB · deployment: browser, macos

Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.

Record sources: usecontrast.com · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.

In the Colour pickers & palettes space, Contrast takes a focused approach. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on checking whether interface color combinations meet WCAG accessibility contrast requirements. Inferred · not functionally tested: It is built as a B2B product for UI/UX designers and developers. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and macOS.

Contrast first shipped in 2017. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 107 stars. Inferred · not functionally tested: Among its 6 catalogued features are WCAG contrast checking, color pair testing, and contrast ratios.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested

  • WCAG contrast checking
  • Color pair testing
  • Contrast ratios
  • AA validation
  • AAA validation
  • Font size guidance

Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested

Tags
wcag-contrastcolor-accessibilityfigma-pluginmacos-design-tool

JSON profile · Text profile · Access guide

Built with & integrations

Hosting
Vercel
Connectors
figma
Runs on
BrowsermacOS
Detected from
Vercel
x-vercel-id header · x-vercel-cache header

Trust & compliance

Public signals
HTTPSGitHub · ★ 107

Indexing history

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What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

  1. Indexed8 Oct · 20:37 UTC
    Contrast seen via Saashub
    Source: Saashub · Open

Frequently asked questions about Contrast

What does Contrast do?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Contrast focuses on checking whether interface color combinations meet WCAG accessibility contrast requirements. It is catalogued under Colour pickers & palettes on PulseGate.
Who is Contrast for?
Inferred · not functionally tested: Contrast is a B2B product built for UI/UX designers and developers.
What platforms does Contrast run on?
Basis unknown · not verified: Contrast runs on the web and macOS.
Is Contrast still maintained?
Unverified. Contrast has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
What are alternatives to Contrast?
Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include ColorContrast, OddContrast, and A11yKit.ColorContrastOddContrastA11yKit
When did Contrast launch?
Contrast first shipped in 2017.
Is Contrast open source?
Basis unknown · not verified: Contrast has a public GitHub repository.

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