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OU Class of 2027 Breaks University Records

https://www.ou.edu/news/articles/2023/august/ou-class-of-2027-breaks-university-records

Known Issues - These "violations" have been flagged as problematic by Axe, our accessibility scanner. Axe's "no false positives" philosophy means that if it's shown here, it's likely a problem to someone.

Known Issues Summary

Links must be distinguishable without relying on color
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Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds
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Known Issues on This Page

Links must be distinguishable without relying on color

serious

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 A, WCAG SC 1.4.1, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.1 
  1. <a href="https://www.ou.edu/admissions/uwc" title="https://www.ou.edu/admissions/uwc">Davis United World College Scholars Program</a>
    Element selector:
    .text.parbase.section:nth-child(3) > div > div > p:nth-child(2) > a
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.3:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #841617, surrounding text: #29323d) .text.parbase.section:nth-child(3) > div > div > p:nth-child(2)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .text.parbase.section:nth-child(3) > div > div > p:nth-child(2) 
  2. <a href="https://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/crimson-commitment" title="https://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/crimson-commitment">Crimson Commitment</a>
    Element selector:
    p:nth-child(4) > a
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.3:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #841617, surrounding text: #29323d) p:nth-child(4)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text p:nth-child(4) 
  3. <a href="https://www.ou.edu/irr/data-center/annual-reports" title="https://www.ou.edu/irr/data-center/annual-reports">Office of Institutional Research and Reporting</a>
    Element selector:
    p:nth-child(9) > a
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.3:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #841617, surrounding text: #29323d) p:nth-child(9)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text p:nth-child(9) 
  4. <a href="http://www.ou.edu/admissions/incomingclass" title="http://www.ou.edu/admissions/incomingclass">ou.edu/admissions/incomingclass</a>
    Element selector:
    p:nth-child(10) > a
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.3:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #841617, surrounding text: #29323d) p:nth-child(10)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text p:nth-child(10) 
  5. <a href="http://www.ou.edu/" title="Return to the Oklahoma University homepage">ou.edu</a>
    Element selector:
    p:nth-child(2) > a[href$="ou.edu/"]
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.3:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #841617, surrounding text: #29323d) .mt-3 > p:nth-child(2)
    • The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text .mt-3 > p:nth-child(2)

Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds

serious

Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds. Axe Reference

Rule type: WCAG 2.0 AA, WCAG SC 1.4.3, EN-301-549, EN-9.1.4.3, ACT 
  1. <a aria-label="learn more about cookies" role="button" tabindex="0" class="cc-link" href="https://www.ou.edu/marcomm/web-policies/privacypolicy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more</a>
    Element selector:
    .cc-link
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 1.07 (foreground color: #d7d7d7, background color: #d0d0d0, font size: 12.0pt (16px), font weight: normal). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 .cc-window body 
  2. <a aria-label="dismiss cookie message" role="button" tabindex="0" class="cc-btn cc-dismiss">Close</a>
    Element selector:
    .cc-btn
    Failing checks (At least one of these should pass)
    • Element has insufficient color contrast of 1.54 (foreground color: #c5c5c5, background color: #f2f2f2, font size: 10.8pt (14.4px), font weight: bold). Expected contrast ratio of 4.5:1 .cc-btn