Contrast is a Mac app and Figma plugin that checks color contrast ratios against WCAG accessibility standards in real time — as you design. The fastest way to ensure every design decision meets accessibility requirements.
How Contrast compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan; Contrast does not. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Coolors Palette Generator at $4 a month and the median is $7. Contrast starts at $7 a month, level with that median. None of the 5 offers an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Contrast. Contrast offers a web app and a desktop app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app and none offers a desktop app. Contrast was founded in 2019; the alternatives were founded between 2012 and 2023, 3 of them earlier.
Market position · Design
How Contrast compares in Design
Contrast has low opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 352 live Design tools on FalcoScan. Across Design, the average opportunity score is 52.4 and the average saturation score 41.5. FalcoScan rates Contrast's own market position as open. 54 of the 352 operating Design tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 23 shutdowns in the category.
The closest alternatives to Contrast that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Who Can Use, Stark, Contrast Checker, UX Pilot, and Coolors Palette Generator.
Is Contrast still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Contrast as operating at usecontrast.com.
Does Contrast have an API?
FalcoScan's records show no public API for Contrast.
Who is Contrast for?
Contrast is built for designers.
How do I sign in to Contrast?
Sign in on Contrast's own website, usecontrast.com. FalcoScan reviews Contrast but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Contrast directly.