— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 121

Delft Blue - VAR

Hex: #7BB4D6
RGB: 123, 180, 214
Lab: 70.67, -9.73, -22.96
Family: Blues

Closest substitutes

Ranked by CIEDE2000 — the measure of colour difference built to match what an eye sees, rather than the distance between two sets of RGB numbers. A higher percentage means a swap fewer people would notice.

DMC 126
84%
Lavender/Pale Blue - VAR
ΔE 3.53
DMC 519
77%
Sky Blue
ΔE 5.05
DMC 996
67%
Electric Blue - MED
ΔE 7.33
DMC 827
66%
Blue - VY LT
ΔE 7.54
DMC 813
64%
Blue - LT
ΔE 7.99
DMC 3845
64%
Bright Turquoise - MED
ΔE 8.00
DMC 3755
63%
Baby Blue (?)
ΔE 8.23
DMC 3843
62%
Electric Blue
ΔE 8.50

The rest of Delft Blue

DMC prints this shade across a range, light to dark. These are its siblings — often the right answer when you want the same colour a shade deeper rather than a different colour altogether.

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