fix(a11y): use --link-blue for secondary login button (contrast WCAG 1.4.3) - #13030
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…1.4.3) .login-links__secondary renders on the --light-beige app-drawer background. --primary-blue (hsl 202 96% 37%) against --light-beige (hsl 48 29% 93%) yields 4.27:1 — below the 4.5:1 AA threshold. --link-blue (hsl 202 96% 28%) gives 6.51:1 against --light-beige and 7.41:1 against white (hover state). Fixes the 11 login-links__secondary violations tracked in #13009.
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.login-links__secondaryrenders on the--light-beigeapp-drawer background.--primary-blue(hsl(202, 96%, 37%)) against--light-beige(hsl(48, 29%, 93%)) = 4.27:1 — fails WCAG 1.4.3 AA (4.5:1 required).--link-blue(hsl(202, 96%, 28%)) — 6.51:1 against--light-beigeand 7.41:1 against white (hover state). Both pass AA.The primary button already uses
--link-bluein its hover state (visual intent unchanged — same family, just slightly darker at rest).Test plan
color: var(--link-blue),border: 2px solid var(--link-blue).color-contrastviolations on.login-links__secondary.Part of WCAG 2.1 AA a11y remediation — tracked in #13009