# Color scheme of JuliaHub package descriptions

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282>\
**Category:** Community\
**Tags:** juliahub\
**Created:** [February 16, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282 "2024-02-16T09:05:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 11\
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**Author:** ![sijo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 9:05am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/1 "2024-02-16T09:05:18Z")

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I love the automatic linking of xxx.jl to the JuliaHub package page! but what about adjusting the color scheme to something with more contrast? Here’s an [example](https://juliahub.com/ui/Packages/General/ParameterHandling/). Am I alone in finding the current scheme hard to read?

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**Author:** ![cormullion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cormullion/32/49131_2.png) [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/2 "2024-02-16T09:50:34Z")

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Try checking it with

> **[Free Website Accessibility Checker Scanner Tool - Test for WCAG 2.1](https://accessibleweb.com/website-accessibility-checker/)**
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> Use our free website accessibility scanner to assess your web pages for WCAG 2.1 failures.

I think the contrast could be greater (but I have old eyes).😀

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**Author:** ![sijo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/3 "2024-02-16T09:53:50Z")

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Nice website! it seems to agree:

> **SERIOUS · WCAG 2.0 AA · Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholds**
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> Ensures the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds. Applicable success criteria: 1.4.3

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**Author:** ![cormullion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/cormullion/32/49131_2.png) [@cormullion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/cormullion)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/4 "2024-02-16T09:55:55Z")

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Yes, not a surprise 🙂 The juliahub designer’s probably under 35 🙂

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**Author:** ![tecosaur](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tecosaur/32/23206_2.png) [@tecosaur](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tecosaur)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 10:19am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/5 "2024-02-16T10:19:17Z")

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I’m under 35 and also think the contrast is a bit low 😄

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**Author:** ![sijo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@sijo](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/sijo)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/6 "2024-02-16T10:24:31Z")

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Thanks @tecosaur that makes me feel a little less old.

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**Author:** ![juliohm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/juliohm/32/215266_2.png) [@juliohm](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/juliohm)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 11:27am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/7 "2024-02-16T11:27:02Z")

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Thanks for raising this issue @sijo 💯

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**Author:** ![roflmaostc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/roflmaostc/32/30123_2.png) [@roflmaostc](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/roflmaostc)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/8 "2024-02-16T12:13:26Z")

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I actually miss that the amount of GitHub stars is not shown.  
For me this serves as a quick indicator how mature/used packages are.

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**Author:** ![tbeason](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/tbeason/32/15898_2.png) [@tbeason](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/tbeason)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/9 "2024-02-16T14:12:31Z")

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> [@roflmaostc](#):
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> actually miss that the amount of GitHub stars is not shown.

> [@JuliaHub package links and GitHub stars](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/juliahub-package-links-and-github-stars/110255/1):
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> I like the fact that automatic links are now created on Discourse for packages. I am wondering however if the fact that the links point to JuliaHub instead of to GitHub might reduce the likelihood of people starring packages on GitHub. In the past, I would definitely star packages when directed there (GitHub) from an announcement or a thread on Discourse. I do not think I was alone in that behavior. Now that I am directed to JuliaHub, I believe I do this way less often. I don’t think GitHub s…

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**Author:** ![mbauman](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mbauman/32/31082_2.png) [@mbauman](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mbauman)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 2:21pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/10 "2024-02-16T14:21:07Z")

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Thanks for raising this. I’ve converted it into an issue that we-at-JuliaHub can track more directly — and indeed, JuliaHub-Feedback is a good place to report things like this!

> <https://github.com/JuliaComputing/JuliaHub-Feedback/issues/162>
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> As reported in https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-packag…e-descriptions/110282/, there are a number of elements with low contrast. The \[WCAG 2.0 accessibility checker\](https://accessibleweb.com/website-accessibility-checker/?page\_url=https%3A%2F%2Fjuliahub.com%2Fui%2FPackages%2FGeneral%2FDifferentialEquations) flags the following:
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> \`\`\`html
> .osano-cm-storage-policy
> \<a rel="noopener" tabindex="0" href="https://juliahub.com/company/privacy/" target="\_blank" class=" osano-cm-storage-policy osano-cm-content\_\_link osano-cm-link " aria-describedby="osano-cm-aria.newWindow"\>Privacy Policy\</a\>
> .custom-placeholder
> \<div class="custom-placeholder mb-2 pl-1"\> Type \<kbd\>/\</kbd\> to search \</div\>
> span\[aria-current="location"\]
> \<span aria-current="location"\>DifferentialEquations\</span\>
> .col-sm-6.col-lg-3.mb-2:nth-child(2) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>PACKAGE VERSION\</div\>
> .col-sm-6.col-lg-3.mb-2:nth-child(3) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>6.9k MONTHLY DOWNLOADS\</div\>
> .col-6 \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>LICENSE\</div\>
> .col-sm-6.col-lg-3.mb-2:nth-child(5) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>HOMEPAGE\</div\>
> .col-lg-3.mb-2.col-12:nth-child(6) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\> CONTRIBUTORS \<button type="button" class="btn px-1 py-0 expand-btn btn-link"\> show more \</button\>\</div\>
> .col-lg-3.mb-2.col-12:nth-child(7) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\> TOPICS \<button type="button" class="btn px-1 py-0 expand-btn btn-link"\> show more \</button\>\</div\>
> .col-lg-3.mb-2.col-12:nth-child(8) \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>STATUS\</div\>
> .col-auto.col-lg-3.mb-2 \> .proj-details
> \<div class="proj-details"\>INSTALLATION\</div\>
> \`\`\`

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**Author:** ![mnemnion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/mnemnion/32/206596_2.png) [@mnemnion](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/mnemnion)\
**Post date:** [February 16, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/color-scheme-of-juliahub-package-descriptions/110282/11 "2024-02-16T16:28:14Z")

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Just chiming in to say that I like the temperature and palette of JuliaHub quite a bit. Accessibility is paramount, but I hope this can be achieved with a few tweaks rather than a radical redesign.