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PL-300 · Question #426

You have a Power BI report that contains the visual shown in the following exhibit. You need to make the visual more accessible to users who have color vision deficiency. What should you do?

The correct answer is D. Add icons to represent the sales status of each product. To enhance accessibility for users with color vision deficiency in a Power BI visual that uses color-based status, add icons to represent the sales status of each product.

Submitted by marco_it· Apr 18, 2026

Question

You have a Power BI report that contains the visual shown in the following exhibit. You need to make the visual more accessible to users who have color vision deficiency. What should you do?

Options

  • AChange the font color of values in the Sales column to white.
  • BChange the red background color to orange.
  • CAdd additional measures to the table values.
  • DAdd icons to represent the sales status of each product.

How the community answered

(38 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    18% (7)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    71% (27)

Why each option

To enhance accessibility for users with color vision deficiency in a Power BI visual that uses color-based status, add icons to represent the sales status of each product.

AChange the font color of values in the Sales column to white.

Changing font color to white might reduce contrast if the background is also light, potentially making it harder to read for some users, and does not address the issue of relying solely on color for status.

BChange the red background color to orange.

Changing one color to another (red to orange) does not solve the underlying problem for color vision deficiency users who may still confuse certain color combinations, and it doesn't add a non-color differentiator.

CAdd additional measures to the table values.

Adding additional measures might provide more data but does not inherently improve the accessibility of the existing color-coded status for color-blind users who cannot differentiate the colors.

DAdd icons to represent the sales status of each product.Correct

Adding icons provides an additional non-color indicator for sales status, ensuring that users with color vision deficiency can still interpret the information effectively even if they cannot distinguish between the colors used for status.

Concept tested: Power BI accessibility with icons for color vision deficiency

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/create-reports/service-accessibility-create-reports#design-for-contrast-and-color-friendly-palettes

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