Kilotest: Violations of contrast poor issue for Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

Here are the HTML elements reported to violate rules belonging to the contrast poor issue.

Basics

About the contrast poor issue

Why it matters: Content is difficult to understand

Priority: highest

Related WCAG standard: 1.4.3

Violator count: 77

Reported by 3 tools (Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE)

About the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference page

URL: https://pnsqc.org/

Tested by job z1b on 2026-04-02 at 14:53

Violators

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1. Element 0

   • XPath: /html
   • Tag name: HTML
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

2. Element 114

   • XPath: /html/body/header[1]/nav[1]/div[1]/div[1]/a[2]
   • Tag name: A
   • Text: Call for Proposals
   • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

3. Element 231

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]
   • Tag name: SPAN
   • Text: Portland, Oregon
   • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

4. Element 236

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/span[1]
   • Tag name: SPAN
   • Text: October 12–14, 2026
   • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
   • What diagnoses were reported?

5. Element 224

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h1[1]/span[2]
   • Tag name: SPAN
   • Text: The 44th ANNUAL PNSQC
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

6. Element 225

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/section[1]/div[1]/div[1]/div[1]/h1[1]/span[2]/sup[1]
   • Tag name: SUP
   • Text: th
   • Reported by Axe
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7. Element 554

   • XPath: /html/body/section[2...
   • Tag name: SECTION
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

8. Element 274

   • Take me there
   • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/span[1]
   • Tag name: SPAN
   • Text: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS — PNSQC 2026
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

9. Element 278

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   • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/p[1]
   • Tag name: P
   • Text: For over 40 years, the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference has brought together practitioners and researchers to exchange practical lessons, engineering techniques, and new ideas that advance software quality.
   • Reported by Axe
   • What diagnoses were reported?

10. Element 280

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[3]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Quality in the Age of Autonomy - PNSQC's 2026 Theme
    • Reported by Axe
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11. Element 281

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[3]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: As software increasingly incorporates automation, AI, and autonomous systems, ensuring quality requires new approaches to reliability, validation, and trust.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

12. Element 282

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[3]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: We invite practitioners, engineers, researchers, and leaders to submit abstracts and share their experience with the community.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

13. Element 288

    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Quality Engineering & Systems Reliability
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

14. Element 291

    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/div[1]/div[2]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Organizational Quality & Leadership
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

15. Element 294

    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/div[1]/div[3]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Emerging Technologies and AI Systems
    • Reported by Axe
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16. Element 297

    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/div[1]/div[4]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Tools & Productivity
    • Reported by Axe
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17. Element 284

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[4]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: TRACKS INCLUDE:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

18. Element 275

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/h2[1]
    • Tag name: H2
    • Text: Share your insights on software quality
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

19. Element 276

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[2]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/h2[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: software quality
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

20. Element 305

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: PNSQC 2026
    • Reported by Accessibility Checker + Axe + WAVE
    • What diagnoses were reported?

21. Element 312

    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Keynotes & Invited Speakers
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

22. Element 311

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: SPEAKERS
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

23. Element 313

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Meet the 2026 keynote lineup and special guests.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

24. Element 314

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: View speakers
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

25. Element 319

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Hands-On Sessions
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

26. Element 318

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: WORKSHOPS
    • Reported by Axe
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27. Element 320

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Explore workshop topics, instructors, and details.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

28. Element 321

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[2]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: View workshops
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

29. Element 326

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Location & Travel
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

30. Element 325

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: VENUE
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

31. Element 327

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Plan your trip and get venue information.
    • Reported by Axe
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32. Element 328

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[3]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: View venue
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

33. Element 333

    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[4]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Author Resources
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

34. Element 332

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[4]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: AUTHORS
    • Reported by Axe
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35. Element 334

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[4]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Guidelines, FAQs, and speaker resources.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

36. Element 335

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[3]/div[1]/div[2]/a[4]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: View resources
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

37. Element 346

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: RECENT EVENTS HOSTED BY PNSQC
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

38. Element 363

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[2]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: AI-Augmented Manual Testing with PLUS QA
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

39. Element 371

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[3]/div[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Wednesday, Apr 22 · 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PDT
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

40. Element 375

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[3]/div[2]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Hybrid event · PLUS QA, 1725 SE Ash St · Portland, OR + online
    • Reported by Axe
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41. Element 380

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[3]/div[3]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: RSVP:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

42. Element 386

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[4]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: EVENT DESCRIPTION
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

43. Element 387

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[4]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Join us for our April meetup, presented and hosted by PLUS QA in Southeast Portland!
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

44. Element 389

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[4]/p[3]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: This month, PLUS QA's VP Ryan Wilder and Lead Dev Gianni Zamora walk us through how they're building AI solutions that work within their well-practiced manual testing strategies.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

45. Element 391

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[1]/div[4]/p[4]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: It's a practical, human-centered take on AI in QA, expanding what manual testers can do while emphasizing the high-quality human expertise that great testing demands.
    • Reported by Axe
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46. Element 398

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[2]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Fireside Chat with PNSQC Authors
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

47. Element 406

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[3]/div[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Thursday, Apr 2 · 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM PDT
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

48. Element 410

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[3]/div[2]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Virtual event · Zoom
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

49. Element 415

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[3]/div[3]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: RSVP:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

50. Element 419

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[4]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: EVENT DESCRIPTION
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

51. Element 420

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[4]/p[2]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: If you have been considering submitting a paper to PNSQC but are not quite sure where to start, this session is for you.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

52. Element 422

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[4]/p[3]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Join your hosts Ying Ki Kwong and Gwendolyn Avington, along with other PNSQC authors, for a casual chat designed to demystify the PNSQC paper proposal process, especially for first-time or less-experienced authors.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

53. Element 424

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[2]/div[4]/p[4]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: We will walk through what makes a strong proposal, what reviewers are looking for, and how the process works from abstract to final paper.
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

54. Element 427

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: PAST EVENT
    • Reported by Axe
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55. Element 431

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[2]/h3[1]
    • Tag name: H3
    • Text: Get your resume seen! Talks to help your tech job search.
    • Reported by Axe
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56. Element 439

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[3]/div[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Tuesday, Feb 17 · 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM PST
    • Reported by Axe
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57. Element 444

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[3]/div[2]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: Trimble, 5665 Meadows Rd #400 · Lake Oswego, OR
    • Reported by Axe
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58. Element 449

    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[3]/div[3]/div[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: RSVP:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

59. Element 455

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES IN PT)
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

60. Element 457

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[1]
    • Tag name: LI
    • Text: 6–6:30 PM: Light refreshments and networking
    • Reported by Axe
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61. Element 458

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[1]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: 6–6:30 PM:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

62. Element 459

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[2]
    • Tag name: LI
    • Text: 6:30–7:30 PM: Talks/Presentation
    • Reported by Axe
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63. Element 460

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[2]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: 6:30–7:30 PM:
    • Reported by Axe
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64. Element 461

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[3]
    • Tag name: LI
    • Text: 7:30–8 PM: Q&A and more networking
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

65. Element 462

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[4]/ul[1]/li[3]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: 7:30–8 PM:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

66. Element 464

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[5]/span[1]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Refreshments:
    • Reported by Axe
    • What diagnoses were reported?

67. Element 465

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[5]/span[2]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Pizza
    • Reported by Axe
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68. Element 469

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/div[1]/div[2]/div[2]/article[3]/div[5]/span[3]
    • Tag name: SPAN
    • Text: Soft drinks
    • Reported by Axe
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69. Element 477

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    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/p[1]
    • Tag name: P
    • Text: If your company wants to co-host meetups, please contact: program@pnsqc.org
    • Reported by Axe
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70. Element 478

    • Take me there
    • XPath: /html/body/section[4]/div[1]/p[1]/a[1]
    • Tag name: A
    • Text: program@pnsqc.org
    • Reported by Axe
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71. Element 555

    • XPath: /html/body/section[5...
    • Tag name: SECTION
    • Reported by Axe
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72. Element 488

    • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/form[1]/button[1]
    • Tag name: BUTTON
    • Text: Subscribe
    • Reported by Axe + WAVE
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73. Element 482

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    • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/h2[1]
    • Tag name: H2
    • Text: Stay in the Loop
    • Reported by Axe
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74. Element 483

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    • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/p[1]
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    • Text: Get updates on upcoming events, call for proposals, and community news. No spam—just quality content.
    • Reported by Axe
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75. Element 484

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    • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/p[2]
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    • Text: We send our newsletter via Substack. Read previous letters
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76. Element 485

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    • Text: Read previous letters
    • Reported by Axe
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77. Element 489

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    • XPath: /html/body/section[5]/div[1]/div[1]/p[3]
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    • Text: Powered by Substack
    • Reported by Axe
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