What color is #7722AA?

#7722AA is a moderate violet known as Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fuchsia Nebula?

The RGB value is 119, 34, 170: 119 red, 34 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fuchsia Nebula?

The complementary color is #55AA22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7722AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fuchsia Nebula color: hex code #7722AA

#7722AA rgb(119, 34, 170)

Shades of purple

Fuchsia Nebula has the hex code #7722AA. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 13.3% green and 66.7% blue (119, 34, 170).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 67% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 80% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

Fuchsia Nebula (#7722AA) color codes

HEX	`#7722AA`
RGB	`rgb(119, 34, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 13.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 67%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 80%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 80%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, 57.62, -55.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 80.12, 315.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.434, 7.969, 38.747)`
Decimal	`7807658`
Short hex	`#72A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fuchsia Nebula, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #7722AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7722AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #7722AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7722aa; }
.text { color: #7722aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7722aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 34 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7722aa, #aa2299); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7722AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7722AA?: #7722AA is a moderate violet known as Fuchsia Nebula. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fuchsia Nebula?: The RGB value is 119, 34, 170: 119 red, 34 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fuchsia Nebula?: The complementary color is #55AA22, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7722AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.