diff --git a/src/textual/_styles_cache.py b/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
index 8f3680c314..7f95bdd51b 100644
--- a/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
+++ b/src/textual/_styles_cache.py
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ def render_widget(self, widget: Widget, crop: Region) -> list[Strip]:
                 and hover_style._meta
                 and "@click" in hover_style.meta
             ):
+                1 / 0
                 link_style_hover = widget.link_style_hover
                 if link_style_hover:
                     strips = [
diff --git a/src/textual/color.py b/src/textual/color.py
index 3a19ad776b..dc44a967f5 100644
--- a/src/textual/color.py
+++ b/src/textual/color.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def blend(
         """
         if destination.auto:
             destination = self.get_contrast_text(destination.a)
-        if destination.ansi is not None or self.ansi:
+        if destination.ansi is not None:
             return destination
         if factor <= 0:
             return self
diff --git a/src/textual/visual.py b/src/textual/visual.py
index 096a34cf4b..a3d4d520cf 100644
--- a/src/textual/visual.py
+++ b/src/textual/visual.py
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ def __rich_repr__(self) -> rich.repr.Result:
         yield "underline", self.underline, None
         yield "reverse", self.reverse, None
         yield "strike", self.strike, None
+        yield "link", self.link, None
 
         if self._meta is not None:
             yield "meta", self.meta
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ def from_rich_style(
             underline=rich_style.underline,
             reverse=rich_style.reverse,
             strike=rich_style.strike,
+            link=rich_style.link,
             _meta=rich_style._meta,
         )