[IxDA Discuss] does color matter for hyperlinks

Josh Viney jviney at gmail.com
Tue Feb 27 13:01:29 PST 2007


Color matters, but shouldn't be a primary differentiator between text and
links.

It is reasonable to say that because the vast majority of sites no longer
use default blue - purple for links most users won't have much of a problem
accessing links as long as there is sufficient contrast.

There should also be consideration for the colorblind who may only be able
to differentiate between shades.

Check out Jakob Nielsen's post about link styles from 2004.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040510.html


Josh Viney
EastMedia Group
http://www.eastmedia.com
http://idenity.eastmedia.com



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