InspectDev
"The accessibility audit is due Friday and you are still finding contrast failures by eye."
Verify contrast, semantic structure, and ARIA usage — without leaving the page.
Accessibility audits usually happen late — often after a complaint or a failed Lighthouse score. By then, fixing issues means reworking components instead of building them right the first time. You need to catch problems while you are still in the flow: contrast failures, missing labels, skipped heading levels, incorrect ARIA roles.
- —Run Lighthouse at the end of the project and hope for the best
- —Manually check text-to-background contrast with a color picker tool
- —Review heading hierarchy by reading through the DOM tree
- —Fix accessibility issues as expensive rework, not as you build
- ✓Check contrast ratios inline as you adjust colors — instant feedback
- ✓Review heading hierarchy, landmarks, and semantic structure at a glance
- ✓See ARIA roles, states, and properties applied to any element
- ✓Catch issues while building, when they are cheap to fix
Contrast Verification
Check text-to-background contrast ratios against WCAG AA and AAA thresholds. Know immediately if your color choices pass — no more guessing, no more manual calculations.
Structure Audit
Review heading hierarchy, landmark regions, and semantic HTML. Spot skipped heading levels and missing landmarks that screen readers rely on to navigate the page.
ARIA Inspection
See ARIA roles, states, and properties applied to elements. Verify labels, descriptions, and live regions are correctly configured — not just present, but meaningful.
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Open InspectDev and select Accessibility from the toolbar.
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Scan the page for contrast failures — the tool flags any text that falls below WCAG AA or AAA thresholds.
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Use Contrast Checker to sample specific text-background pairs as you adjust colors. Verify the new ratio passes before committing.
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Switch to Page Outliner to review the heading hierarchy. Look for skipped levels (h2 to h4) and missing h1 landmarks.
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Inspect interactive elements — buttons, links, form fields — to verify ARIA labels and roles are correctly applied.
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Use CSS Inspector to check focus styles and ensure interactive elements have visible focus indicators.
Try this workflow free
Every tool in this workflow is included in the free version. Upgrade to Pro when you need persistent workspaces and team sync.
