PreferenceManager: contrast property

Experimental: This is an experimental technology
Check the Browser compatibility table carefully before using this in production.

Secure context: This feature is available only in secure contexts (HTTPS), in some or all supporting browsers.

The contrast read-only property of the PreferenceManager interface returns a PreferenceObject used to override the user's preference for the contrast of the site.

Valid contrast PreferenceObject.value settings are more, less, and no-preference.

Value

A PreferenceObject used to override the user's preference for the contrast of the site.

Examples

Basic usage

This example demonstrates how to query the user's contrast preference.

js
if (navigator.preferences.contrast.value === "more") {
  // The user prefers a high color contrast.
} else if (navigator.preferences.contrast.value === "less") {
  // The user prefers a low color contrast.
} else {
  // The user has stated no preference regarding color contrast.
}

Specifications

Specification
Media Queries Level 5
# contrast-attribute

Browser compatibility

desktop mobile
Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Opera
Safari
Chrome Android
Firefox for Android
Opera Android
Safari on iOS
Samsung Internet
WebView Android
WebView on iOS
contrast
Experimental
Chrome – Preview support
Chrome Canary
footnote Preview browser support
Edge – No support
Edge
footnote No support
Firefox – No support
Firefox
footnote No support
Opera – No support
Opera
footnote No support
Safari – No support
Safari
footnote No support
Chrome Android – No support
Chrome Android
footnote No support
Firefox for Android – No support
Firefox for Android
footnote No support
Opera Android – No support
Opera Android
footnote No support
Safari on iOS – No support
Safari on iOS
footnote No support
Samsung Internet – No support
Samsung Internet
footnote No support
WebView Android – No support
WebView Android
footnote No support
WebView on iOS – No support
WebView on iOS
footnote No support

Legend

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In development. Supported in a pre-release version.
In development. Supported in a pre-release version.
No support
No support
Experimental. Expect behavior to change in the future.