Burgundy on Magenta — 3.45:1 Contrast (WCAG)

Burgundy text (#800020) on a magenta background (#FF00FF) has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and fails WCAG AA for normal text. See the full AA/AAA matrix and accessible fixes.

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WCAG contrast results

Burgundy text (#800020) on magenta (#FF00FF) has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1.

UseAAAAA
Normal textFail (4.5:1)Fail (7:1)
Large textPass (3:1)Fail (4.5:1)
UI elementsPass (3:1)No separate AAA threshold

Large text is at least 24px, or 18.66px when bold. UI results apply to relevant icons and component boundaries.

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