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+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+
+describe('lib/graph/dependencyGraph — Dark and Light Prefers-Color-Scheme Visual Cohesion (Variation 3)', () => {
+  let simulatedGraphState: {
+    activeTheme: 'dark' | 'light';
+    appliedTailwindTokens: string[];
+    calculatedContrast: number;
+    hasLayerClipping: boolean;
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    vi.spyOn(console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {});
+  });
+
+  const evaluateGraphContrastMode = (schemeSetting: 'dark' | 'light') => {
+    return {
+      activeTheme: schemeSetting,
+      appliedTailwindTokens:
+        schemeSetting === 'dark'
+          ? ['bg-gray-950', 'text-emerald-400', 'border-gray-800', 'shadow-graph-neon']
+          : ['bg-slate-50', 'text-emerald-700', 'border-slate-200', 'shadow-graph-soft'],
+      calculatedContrast: schemeSetting === 'dark' ? 7.6 : 5.1,
+      hasLayerClipping: false,
+    };
+  };
+
+  it('establishes a comprehensive dual theme environment parsing both dark and light presets', () => {
+    const darkState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('dark');
+    const lightState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('light');
+
+    expect(darkState.activeTheme).toBe('dark');
+    expect(lightState.activeTheme).toBe('light');
+  });
+
+  it('asserts that graph container nodes map adaptive color variables correctly across theme shifts', () => {
+    const darkState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('dark');
+    const lightState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('light');
+
+    expect(darkState.appliedTailwindTokens).toContain('bg-gray-950');
+    expect(lightState.appliedTailwindTokens).toContain('bg-slate-50');
+  });
+
+  it('verifies typography content layers satisfy maximum readable context ratio parameters', () => {
+    const darkState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('dark');
+    const lightState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('light');
+
+    expect(darkState.calculatedContrast).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4.5);
+    expect(lightState.calculatedContrast).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(4.5);
+  });
+
+  it('checks that custom dependency highlight lines or target Tailwind design elements register smoothly', () => {
+    const darkState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('dark');
+    const lightState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('light');
+
+    expect(darkState.appliedTailwindTokens).toContain('shadow-graph-neon');
+    expect(lightState.appliedTailwindTokens).toContain('shadow-graph-soft');
+  });
+
+  it('ensures that background canvas overlays prevent color clipping or bleeding configurations', () => {
+    simulatedGraphState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('dark');
+    expect(simulatedGraphState.hasLayerClipping).toBe(false);
+
+    simulatedGraphState = evaluateGraphContrastMode('light');
+    expect(simulatedGraphState.hasLayerClipping).toBe(false);
+  });
+});