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Describes whether the application is being displayed in high contrast mode, and with what color variation.
Possible values
- Value:
active|black-on-white|white-on-black - Applies to: bitmap media types
- Accepts min/max prefixes: no
One of the following values.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
active |
Indicates that the subsequent styling rules will be applied when the system is placed in high contrast mode with any color variation. |
black-on-white |
Indicates that the subsequent styling rules will be applied when the system is placed in high contrast mode with a black-on-white color variation. |
white-on-black |
Indicates that the subsequent styling rules will be applied when the system is placed in high contrast mode with a white-on-black color variation. |
Remarks
As of Microsoft Edge, -ms-high-contrast: none is no longer supported.
The -ms-high-contrast media feature works with the -ms-high-contrast-adjust property.
The -ms-high-contrast media feature was introduced in Windows 8.
Examples
The following declarations will match applications that are being displayed in high contrast mode with any color variation, a black-on-white color variation, and a white-on-black color variation, respectively.
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: active) {
/* All high contrast styling rules */
}
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: black-on-white) {
div { background-image: url('image-bw.png'); }
}
@media screen and (-ms-high-contrast: white-on-black) {
div { background-image: url('image-wb.png'); }
}