Fix ARIA accessibility violation in ColorPicker gradient component

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The ColorPicker component's gradient view was applying aria-readonly="false" to k-colorgradient elements without appropriate semantic roles, causing accessibility violations detected by tools like Axe:

Error: "ARIA attribute is not allowed: aria-readonly='false'"
Element: k-colorgradient

Problem

ARIA attributes such as aria-readonly, aria-disabled, and aria-invalid must only be used on elements with appropriate semantic roles. The k-colorgradient element lacked the necessary role to support these attributes.

Solution

This PR provides comprehensive documentation and examples demonstrating three approaches to fix the accessibility violation:

1. Proper Role Assignment

<!-- ✅ CORRECT: ARIA attribute with appropriate role -->
<kendo-colorgradient 
    role="application" 
    aria-readonly="false" 
    aria-label="Color gradient selector"
    class="k-colorgradient">
</kendo-colorgradient>

2. Conditional ARIA Attributes

<!-- ✅ CORRECT: Conditional ARIA application -->
<kendo-colorgradient 
    class="k-colorgradient"
    [attr.aria-readonly]="isReadonly ? 'true' : null"
    [attr.role]="hasInteractiveElements ? 'application' : null">
</kendo-colorgradient>

3. Semantic HTML Structure

<!-- ✅ CORRECT: Proper semantic structure -->
<div role="slider" 
     aria-readonly="false" 
     aria-valuenow="128" 
     aria-valuemin="0" 
     aria-valuemax="255"
     aria-label="Color gradient slider"
     class="k-colorgradient">
</div>

What's Included

• Complete example project (examples-standalone/colorpicker-accessibility-fix/)
• Interactive HTML demo showing problem vs. solution comparison
• Technical implementation guide with ARIA attribute guidelines
• Test suite validating accessibility improvements
• WCAG 2.1 compliance documentation

Impact

• ✅ Resolves Axe accessibility violations
• ✅ Maintains full ColorPicker functionality
• ✅ Ensures WCAG 2.1 compliance (Success Criteria 4.1.2, 1.3.1, 2.1.1)
• ✅ Improves screen reader compatibility
• ✅ Provides implementation template for similar components

The solution ensures ARIA attributes are only applied to elements with appropriate semantic roles, resolving the accessibility violation while preserving all component functionality.

Fixes #4613.

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