diff --git a/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/.gitignore b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91e4dc52c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+/.quarto/
+/_site/
+**/*.quarto_ipynb
diff --git a/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/_quarto.yml b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/_quarto.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c02f8c89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/_quarto.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+project:
+  type: website
+  render:
+    - index.qmd
+
+website:
+  title: "Axe Violation Example"
+
+format:
+  html:
+    theme: cosmo
diff --git a/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/index.qmd b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/index.qmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47244f789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_tools/screenshots/examples/axe-violation/index.qmd
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+title: Testing Quarto's accessibility checker
+format:
+  html:
+    axe:
+      output: document
+---
+
+This violates contrast rules: [insufficient contrast.]{style="color: #eee"}.
diff --git a/_tools/screenshots/manifest.json b/_tools/screenshots/manifest.json
index 7bbc666cf6..d06320f17f 100644
--- a/_tools/screenshots/manifest.json
+++ b/_tools/screenshots/manifest.json
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@
     }
   },
   "screenshots": [
+    {
+      "name": "axe-violation",
+      "output": "docs/output-formats/images/axe-violation.png",
+      "source": {
+        "type": "example",
+        "project": "examples/axe-violation",
+        "page": "index.html"
+      },
+      "capture": {
+        "viewport": { "width": 1000, "height": 360 },
+        "interaction": [
+          { "action": "wait", "selector": "[data-quarto-axe-complete]", "timeout": 10000 }
+        ],
+        "cropBottom": 51
+      },
+      "doc": {
+        "file": "docs/output-formats/html-accessibility.qmd",
+        "alt": "The rendered webpage with an accessibility violation warning showing 'Serious · WCAG 2.0 AA (1.4.3): Ensure the contrast between foreground and background colors meets WCAG 2 AA minimum contrast ratio thresholds'"
+      }
+    },
     {
       "name": "about-jolla",
       "output": "docs/websites/images/about-jolla.png",
diff --git a/docs/output-formats/html-accessibility.qmd b/docs/output-formats/html-accessibility.qmd
index a904dc62be..ccf6d85fb1 100644
--- a/docs/output-formats/html-accessibility.qmd
+++ b/docs/output-formats/html-accessibility.qmd
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Quarto supports two additional output formats for the accessibility checks, avai
           output: document 
     ```
 
-    With this option, Quarto will generate a visible report of `axe-core` violations on the webpage itself. This is useful for visual inspection of a page. Note that with this setting, Quarto will always produce a report.
+    With this option, Quarto will generate a visible report of `axe-core` violations on the webpage itself. Each violation displays its WCAG conformance level (e.g., `WCAG 2.0 AA`), so best-practice findings are distinguishable from genuine WCAG failures. This is useful for visual inspection of a page. Note that with this setting, Quarto will always produce a report.
 
     If you wish to use this feature, we recommend adding it to a "debug" [project profile](/docs/projects/profiles.qmd) to reduce the chance you will accidentally publish a website to production with these reports.
 
diff --git a/docs/output-formats/images/axe-violation.png b/docs/output-formats/images/axe-violation.png
index 1b08959967..4afd6a7877 100644
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