RE: FN-FORUM: Feedback on my first "accessible" web site

date posted 14th June 2007 18:56

>>> white on black might be hard for some
>>
>> This is true, but for others it's the best option because there is less
>> light hitting the retina - it depends upon the nature of their visual
>> impairment. I would suggest providing the option of light on dark or
dark
>> on light.
>
>I'd argue that pure white on pure black in a screen environment isn't as
>accessible as you think.
>
>contrast is important, too much contrast can cause retention issues for
>a lot of people as the retinal retention starts to blur the text further
>down the page.

Good point well presented. You never get pure black on a monitor and my
suggestion was "light on dark" not "white on black". On my own site I used
pastel shades on a "black" background for the high-visibility option, but
having read your post I'm wondering if it would be better to change the
background colour to a dark grey or very dark blue, what do you think?