ColorPalette Accessibility
The ColorPalette is accessible by screen readers and provides WAI-ARIA, Section 508, WCAG 2.2, and keyboard support.
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Out of the box, the Kendo UI for jQuery ColorPalette provides extensive accessibility support and enables users with disabilities to acquire complete control over its features.
The ColorPalette is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/) and Section 508 requirements, follows the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) best practices for implementing the keyboard navigation for its component role, provides options for managing its focus and is tested against the most popular screen readers.
WAI-ARIA
This section lists the selectors, attributes, and behavior patterns supported by the component and its composite elements, if any.
| Selector | Attribute | Usage |
|---|---|---|
.k-colorpalette |
role=grid |
The focusable wrapper of the component should announce its role as a grid. |
aria-label or aria-labelledby
|
The component needs an accessible name to be assigned to it. Must also include the currently selected value in the component. | |
aria-activedescendant=.k-colorpalette-tile.k-focus id |
Points to the focused cell in the table. The focused cell is changed via keyboard navigation. | |
tabindex=0 |
The element must be focusable. | |
.k-colorpalette.k-disabled |
aria-disabled=true |
Attribute is rendered only when the ColorPalette is disabled. |
.k-colorpalette-table |
role=none/presentation |
Negates the default role of the element, as it is wrapped within a role="grid" element. |
.k-colorpalette-table>tbody>tr |
role=row |
Required as the semantic role of its parent <table> has been removed. |
.k-colorpalette-tile |
role=gridcell |
Required as the semantic role of its parent <table> has been removed. |
aria-label or title
|
The text representation of the color value for the current cell. | |
.k-colorpalette-tile.k-selected |
aria-selected=true |
Present on the currently selected cell in the component. |
Section 508
The ColorPalette is fully compliant with the Section 508 requirements.
Testing
The ColorPalette has been extensively tested automatically with axe-core and manually with the most popular screen readers.
To report any accessibility issues, contact the team through the Telerik Support System.
Screen Readers
The ColorPalette has been tested with the following screen readers and browsers combinations:
| Environment | Tool |
|---|---|
| Firefox | NVDA |
| Chrome | JAWS |
| Microsoft Edge | JAWS |
Automated Testing
The ColorPalette has been tested with axe-core.
Test Example
A live test example of the ColorPalette component could be found here: https://demos.telerik.com/kendo-ui/accessibility/colorpalette