What color is #7737AA?

#7737AA is a moderate violet known as Shredder Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shredder Lavender?

The RGB value is 119, 55, 170: 119 red, 55 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shredder Lavender?

The complementary color is #6AAA37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7737AA?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shredder Lavender color: hex code #7737AA

#7737AA rgb(119, 55, 170)

Shades of purple

Shredder Lavender has the hex code #7737AA. It is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 21.6% green and 66.7% blue (119, 55, 170).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 51% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

Shredder Lavender (#7737AA) color codes

HEX	`#7737AA`
RGB	`rgb(119, 55, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 21.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 51%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 68%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 68%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.03, 48.78, -50.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.03, 70.3, 313.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.228, 9.557, 39.012)`
Decimal	`7813034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shredder Lavender, 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 #7737AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7737AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #7737AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7737aa; }
.text { color: #7737aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7737aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 55 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7737aa, #aa37a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7737AA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7737AA?: #7737AA is a moderate violet known as Shredder Lavender. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shredder Lavender?: The RGB value is 119, 55, 170: 119 red, 55 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shredder Lavender?: The complementary color is #6AAA37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7737AA?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.