— DMC stranded cotton —

DMC 5289

Metallic Purple

Hex: #8047A8
RGB: 128, 71, 168
Lab: 41.09, 42.21, -42.84
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 3746
89%
Blue Violet - DK
ΔE 2.35
DMC 208
80%
Lavender - VY DK
ΔE 4.34
DMC 552
71%
Violet - MED
ΔE 6.53
DMC 333
69%
Blue Violet - VY DK
ΔE 6.93
DMC 553
66%
Violet
ΔE 7.65
DMC 3837
65%
Lavender - ULT DK
ΔE 7.80
DMC 33
56%
Fuchsia
ΔE 9.87
DMC 29
55%
Eggplant
ΔE 10.01

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