Web platform features explorer - prefers-contrast media query

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Tags: css Groups: CSS > Media queries

The prefers-contrast CSS media query sets styles based on whether the user prefers more or less contrast, the difference between foreground and background colors.

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prefers-contrast

Specifications

Media Queries Level 5 (#prefers-contrast), from Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Working Group (W3C).

Browser support

Chrome 96 Released on 2021-11-15
Chrome Android 96 Released on 2021-11-15
Edge 96 Released on 2021-11-19
Firefox 101 Released on 2022-05-31
Firefox for Android 101 Released on 2022-05-31
Safari 14.1 Released on 2021-04-26
Safari on iOS 14.5 Released on 2021-04-26

Developer signals

State of HTML 2024: accessibility/accessibility_techniques question
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State of CSS 2024: features/all_features question

Usage (according to Chrome Platform Status)

~21.490% of page loads. More data at chromestatus.

Web Platform Tests (WPT)

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