What color is #7733AA?

#7733AA is a moderate violet known as Purple Pristine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Purple Pristine?

The RGB value is 119, 51, 170: 119 red, 51 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Purple Pristine?

The complementary color is #66AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7733AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Purple Pristine color: hex code #7733AA

#7733AA rgb(119, 51, 170)

Shades of purple

Purple Pristine has the hex code #7733AA. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 20% green and 66.7% blue (119, 51, 170).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 54% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 70% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

Purple Pristine (#7733AA) color codes

HEX	`#7733AA`
RGB	`rgb(119, 51, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 20%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 54%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 70%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 70%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.35, 50.69, -51.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.35, 72.41, 314.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.046, 9.192, 38.951)`
Decimal	`7812010`
Short hex	`#73A`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Purple Pristine, 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 #7733AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7733AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #7733AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7733aa; }
.text { color: #7733aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7733aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 51 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7733aa, #aa33a2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7733AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7733AA?: #7733AA is a moderate violet known as Purple Pristine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Purple Pristine?: The RGB value is 119, 51, 170: 119 red, 51 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Purple Pristine?: The complementary color is #66AA33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7733AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.