Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color (a[href$="license"])

[Govardhani-T]

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GitHub Tags:

#A11yTCS; #A11ySev2; #A11yMAS; #DesktopWeb; #Chrome; #WCAG1.4.1; #WCP; #Use of Color; #Visual Studio Code Services; #A11yAuto; #AI4W; #BM_VisualStudioCodeServices_Web_Apr2023; #Win11;#clink-in-text-block;

Environment Details: 

Application Name:  code.visualstudio.com
URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/download?dark-plus-v2
Microsoft Edge version 125.0.0.0 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Repro Steps:

1. Hit the URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/download?dark-plus-v2
2. Run fast pass and observe the issue.

Issue:

Ensure links are distinguished from surrounding text in a way that does not rely on color (link-in-text-block - https://dequeuniversity.com/rules/axe/4.8/link-in-text-block?application=msftAI)

Target application:

Download Visual Studio Code - Mac, Linux, Windows - https://code.visualstudio.com/download?dark-plus-v2

Element path:

a[href$="license"]

Snippet:

license terms

How to fix:

Fix any of the following:
The link has insufficient color contrast of 1.02:1 with the surrounding text. (Minimum contrast is 3:1, link text: #4daafc, surrounding text: #9ba3b4)
The link has no styling (such as underline) to distinguish it from the surrounding text

Environment: Microsoft Edge version 125.0.0.0

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