— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 126

Lavender/Pale Blue - VAR

Hex: #7EB1C8
RGB: 126, 177, 200
Lab: 69.50, -11.03, -17.03
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 121
84%
Delft Blue - VAR
ΔE 3.53
DMC 519
82%
Sky Blue
ΔE 4.07
DMC 3845
65%
Bright Turquoise - MED
ΔE 7.76
DMC 827
60%
Blue - VY LT
ΔE 8.81
DMC 3846
60%
Bright Turquoise - LT
ΔE 8.86
DMC 813
58%
Blue - LT
ΔE 9.28
DMC 3325
56%
Baby Blue - LT
ΔE 9.83
DMC 3761
55%
Sky Blue - LT
ΔE 9.93

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