Targeting A elements in a class

the css selectors look (EDIT: not) ok; (EDIT: see reply by @andrew below)

have you tried to clear the browser cache?

a:hover – https://www.w3schools.com/css/css_link.asp

if you continue to have problems, please contact the seller of your theme, themeforest, for support.

Use an underscore instead of hyphen in the class name CSS selector.

Hi Jphogan, just to clarify on what @alchymyth said: if you need to get support for your purchased ThemeForest theme, the best option is to contact the author directly through the contact form on their profile page. In the case of Purity, that’s here: https://themeforest.net/user/Tauris

Good luck!

Thanks everyone! I appreciate the help.
The issue was with my syntax (it usually is) and I also needed to add !important. I will contact the author for future help. Thanks!