diff --git a/src/lib/color-contrast.ts b/src/lib/color-contrast.ts
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+interface ColorRGB {
+  r: number;
+  g: number;
+  b: number;
+}
+
+interface ContrastResult {
+  passes: boolean;
+  ratio: number;
+  requiredRatio: number;
+}
+
+function hexToRgb(hex: string): ColorRGB {
+  const cleanHex = hex.replace('#', '');
+  const r = parseInt(cleanHex.substring(0, 2), 16);
+  const g = parseInt(cleanHex.substring(2, 4), 16);
+  const b = parseInt(cleanHex.substring(4, 6), 16);
+  return { r, g, b };
+}
+
+function getLuminance(rgb: ColorRGB): number {
+  const { r, g, b } = rgb;
+  const a = [r, g, b].map(v => {
+    v /= 255;
+    return v <= 0.03928 ? v / 12.92 : Math.pow((v + 0.055) / 1.055, 2.4);
+  });
+  return a[0] * 0.2126 + a[1] * 0.7152 + a[2] * 0.0722;
+}
+
+export function calculateContrastRatio(foreground: string, background: string): number {
+  const fgRgb = hexToRgb(foreground);
+  const bgRgb = hexToRgb(background);
+  
+  const fgLuminance = getLuminance(fgRgb);
+  const bgLuminance = getLuminance(bgRgb);
+  
+  const lighter = Math.max(fgLuminance, bgLuminance);
+  const darker = Math.min(fgLuminance, bgLuminance);
+  
+  return (lighter + 0.05) / (darker + 0.05);
+}
+
+export function meetsWCAGStandard(
+  foreground: string,
+  background: string,
+  level: 'AA' | 'AAA',
+  textSize: 'normal' | 'large'
+): ContrastResult {
+  const ratio = calculateContrastRatio(foreground, background);
+  
+  let requiredRatio: number;
+  if (level === 'AA') {
+    requiredRatio = textSize === 'normal' ? 4.5 : 3;
+  } else {
+    requiredRatio = textSize === 'normal' ? 7 : 4.5;
+  }
+  
+  return {
+    passes: ratio >= requiredRatio,
+    ratio,
+    requiredRatio
+  };
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/color-contrast.spec.ts b/tests/lib/color-contrast.spec.ts
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+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { calculateContrastRatio, meetsWCAGStandard } from '@/lib/color-contrast';
+
+test('should calculate correct contrast ratio for black on white', () => {
+  const ratio = calculateContrastRatio('#000000', '#FFFFFF');
+  expect(ratio).toBeCloseTo(21, 1);
+});
+
+test('should identify WCAG AA compliance for normal text', () => {
+  const result = meetsWCAGStandard('#000000', '#FFFFFF', 'AA', 'normal');
+  expect(result.passes).toBe(true);
+  expect(result.ratio).toBeGreaterThan(4.5);
+});
+
+test('should fail WCAG AA for low contrast colors', () => {
+  const result = meetsWCAGStandard('#808080', '#FFFFFF', 'AA', 'normal');
+  expect(result.passes).toBe(false);
+  expect(result.ratio).toBeLessThan(4.5);
+});