— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 155

Forget-me-not Blue

Hex: #9774B6
RGB: 151, 116, 182
Lab: 54.50, 26.63, -29.74
Family: Violets

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 52
82%
Violet - VAR
ΔE 3.89
DMC 340
82%
Blue Violet - MED
ΔE 3.90
DMC 156
78%
Blue - MED
ΔE 4.97
DMC 160
70%
Petrol Blue - MED
ΔE 6.56
DMC 209
66%
Lavender - DK
ΔE 7.49
DMC 30
66%
Blueberry - MED LT
ΔE 7.65
DMC 28
58%
Eggplant - MED LT
ΔE 9.27
DMC 33
57%
Fuchsia
ΔE 9.65

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