What color is #7711DD?

#7711DD is a vivid violet known as Voluptuous Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Voluptuous Violet?

The RGB value is 119, 17, 221: 119 red, 17 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Voluptuous Violet?

The complementary color is #77DD11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7711DD?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Voluptuous Violet color: hex code #7711DD

#7711DD rgb(119, 17, 221)

Shades of purple

Voluptuous Violet has the hex code #7711DD. It is a vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 6.7% green and 86.7% blue (119, 17, 221).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 86% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

Voluptuous Violet (#7711DD) color codes

HEX	`#7711DD`
RGB	`rgb(119, 17, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 6.7%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 86%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 92%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 92%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.01, 73.09, -80.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.01, 108.74, 312.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.856, 9.543, 69.136)`
Decimal	`7803357`
Short hex	`#71D`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Voluptuous Violet, 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 #7711DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#7711DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #7711DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7711dd; }
.text { color: #7711dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7711dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 17 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7711dd, #dd11dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #7711DD on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #7711DD?: #7711DD is a vivid violet known as Voluptuous Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Voluptuous Violet?: The RGB value is 119, 17, 221: 119 red, 17 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Voluptuous Violet?: The complementary color is #77DD11, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7711DD?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.