Template:Class/colour/doc

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This template uses a single unnamed parameter to output the colour used by each class type as a six digit hex code prefixed with a # symbol.

Syntax	Output	Syntax	Output
`{{class/colour\|FA}}`	`#9cbdff`
`{{class/colour\|FL}}`	`#9cbdff`	`{{class/colour\|Category}}`	`#ffdb58`
`{{class/colour\|FM}}`	`#9cbdff`	`{{class/colour\|Current}}`	`#e6a4ff`
`{{class/colour\|FPo}}`	`#9cbdff`	`{{class/colour\|Deferred}}`	`#d1bcac`
`{{class/colour\|A}}`	`#66ffff`	`{{class/colour\|Disambig}}`	`#00fa9a`
`{{class/colour\|AL}}`	`#66ffff`	`{{class/colour\|Draft}}`	`#e7b198`
`{{class/colour\|GA}}`	`#66ff66`	`{{class/colour\|File}}`	`#ddccff`
`{{class/colour\|B}}`	`#b2ff66`	`{{class/colour\|Audio}}`	`#ddccff`
`{{class/colour\|BL}}`	`#b2ff66`	`{{class/colour\|Future}}`	`#b4bbff`
`{{class/colour\|Complete}}`	`#b2ff66`	`{{class/colour\|Merge}}`	`#add8e6`
`{{class/colour\|C}}`	`#ffff66`	`{{class/colour\|Needed}}`	`#dcdcdc`
`{{class/colour\|CL}}`	`#ffff66`	`{{class/colour\|Portal}}`	`#ddb1bc`
`{{class/colour\|Substantial}}`	`#ffff66`	`{{class/colour\|Meta}}`	`transparent`
`{{class/colour\|Start}}`	`#ffaa66`	`{{class/colour\|Project}}`	`#c0c090`
`{{class/colour\|Basic}}`	`#ffaa66`	`{{class/colour\|Redirect}}`	`#c0c0c0`
`{{class/colour\|Stub}}`	`#ffa4a4`	`{{class/colour\|SIA}}`	`#e9daff`
`{{class/colour\|SL}}`	`#ffa4a4`	`{{class/colour\|Template}}`	`#fbceb1`
`{{class/colour\|Incomplete}}`	`transparent`	`{{class/colour\|User}}`	`#ddd06a`
`{{class/colour\|List}}`	`#c7b1ff`	`{{class/colour\|Unassessed}}`	`transparent`
`{{class/colour\|NA}}`	`#f5f5f5`

Accessibility

To accommodate readers of Wikipedia who are partially or fully color-blind or visually impaired, the contrast of the text with its background colour should reach at least Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0's AA level; see for further details. Class colours are typically used with blue linked text which uses colour #0645AD. You can check contrast levels with the following online tool: WebAIM Contrast Checker

Template data

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TemplateData for Class/colour

This template uses a single unnamed parameter to output the colour used by each class type as a six digit hex code prefixed with a # symbol

Template parameters
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Class type	`1`	One of FA, FL, FM, A, GA, B, C, Start, Stub, List, NA, Category, Current, Disambig, Audio, File, Future, Merge, Needed, Portal, Project, Redirect, Template, Book, Deferred, SL, Unassessed, or User	String	optional

Standard class types
FA	FL	FM	A
{{Class\|FA}}	{{Class\|FL}}	{{Class\|FM}}	{{Class\|A}}
GA	B	C	Start
{{Class\|GA}}	{{Class\|B}}	{{Class\|C}}	{{Class\|Start}}
Stub	List	NA	???
{{Class\|Stub}}	{{Class\|List}}	{{Class\|NA}}	{{Class\|Unassessed}}
Non-standard class types
Current	Future	SIA	AL
{{Class\|Current}}	{{Class\|Future}}	{{Class\|SIA}}	{{Class\|AL}}
BL	CL	SL	Category
{{Class\|BL}}	{{Class\|CL}}	{{Class\|SL}}	{{Class\|Category}}
Disambig	Draft	File	Merge
{{Class\|Disambig}}	{{Class\|Draft}}	{{Class\|File}}	{{Class\|Merge}}
Needed	Portal	Project	Redirect
{{Class\|Needed}}	{{Class\|Portal}}	{{Class\|Project}}	{{Class\|Redirect}}
Template	User
{{Class\|Template}}	{{Class\|User}}
Importance types
Top	High	Mid	Low
{{Importance\|Top}}	{{Importance\|High}}	{{Importance\|Mid}}	{{Importance\|Low}}
Bottom	NA	???
{{Importance\|Bottom}}	{{Importance\|NA}}	{{Importance\|Unknown}}