Scratch-blocks: Block colors are no good for color-blind people

[Kenny2github]

Context

I'm color blind - I'm a strong deutan - blues/purples and reds/greens/yellows are harder to distinguish

Expected Behavior

I should be able to tell the differences between all the different block categories

Actual Behavior

Motion, Looks, Sound look identical; so do Control, Events.

[towerofnix]

Maybe it would be best to keep discussion in #995?

[thisandagain]

Thanks for filing this @Kenny2github. This feels related but is a distinct issue from #995. A solution to one may solve the other, but this (and many other accessibility issues) is something we should be tracking more closely.

[Kenny2github]

As I did mention in #995, the reason this is an issue is because when I'm looking for blocks in one category, I frequently look in the wrong category - effectively doubling or even tripling my work times. And now there's three extra categories to confuse - so the colors need a change if colorblind people want to have normal work times

[Saskitan]

perhaps you could put symbals for each category

[Kenny2github]

@Saskitan that’s a good idea, actually, but the main problem is the color of the blocks when they’re in use - motion, looks and sound blocks, if stacked on top of each other, have no difference between them; same goes for control and events for 3.0

[mrjacobbloom]

1051 talks about using icons in blocks to differentiate extensions--maybe that could apply to the default categories as well?

[Saskitan]

perhaps you could put symbals for each category on the blocks

[Saskitan]

not just the category windows

[marycps]

Completely agree. Scratch 3.0 version has poor contrast between the block background colors and the white Text.

If you use WebAim's color contrast checker at https://webaim.org/resources/contrastchecker
to check the contrast level between the mustard yellow Events blocks with the white text, for instance,
they fail the Level AA and Level AAA Accessibility checks.

[apple502j]

Adding icons (like extensions) on blocks is suggested (maybe with toggleable options)

[Kenny2github]

@apple502j I think @Saskitan suggested that nearly 3 years ago

perhaps you could put symbals for each category on the blocks