#849cb6

Anchor 145 Light Delft Bleu

Anchor Stranded Cotton · Cotton floss

HEX #849cb6 · RGB 132, 156, 182 · CIELAB L 63 a -2 b -16

Anchor Stranded Cotton 145 Light Delft Bleu is a medium, muted blue, HEX #849cb6. The closest substitutes in other brands are DMC Embroidery Floss 799 Delft Medium, Floriani Polyester 612 Lilac Blue and Mettler Poly Sheen 3853 Ash Blue.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
DMC Embroidery Floss full chart	799	Delft Medium	#849cb6	Near identical ΔE 0.0	334 160
Brother Embroidery full chart	005	Silver	#a8a8a8	Poor match ΔE 12.9	817 804
Coats Sylko full chart	B7411	Medium Blue / Grey	#899cb8	Close ΔE 2.3	B7416 B4687
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30644	Graphite	#9bafc4	Approximate ΔE 6.1	30284 90278
Floriani Polyester full chart	612	Lilac Blue	#869cb8	Very close ΔE 1.3	363 371
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61431	Sky Blue	#6997c1	Approximate ΔE 5.9	61145 61134
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1240	Granite	#7d9aaa	Approximate ΔE 5.4	1262 1207
Isacord 40 full chart	3810	Laguna	#7899be	Close ΔE 3.5	3572 3652
Janome Polyester full chart	216	Pale Sky	#a0b8cc	Approximate ΔE 8.5	230 221
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1030	Lake Blue	#94a9c2	Close ΔE 4.2	1075 1275
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1612	Blue Fog	#97a6b4	Approximate ΔE 5.6	1628 1960
Marathon Polyester full chart	2190	Della Robbia Blue	#829ec9	Close ΔE 4.7	2094 2230
Marathon Rayon full chart	1198	Placid Blue	#96add1	Approximate ΔE 6.4	1061 1199
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	3853	Ash Blue	#7e96af	Very close ΔE 2.0	3951 3840
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2524	Country Blue	#7796b2	Close ΔE 3.0	2624 2536
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9167	Tulip Lavender	#9098c8	Approximate ΔE 8.7	5608 5574
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61431	Pale Purple	#6997c1	Approximate ΔE 5.9	3306 1205
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1205	Med. Jade	#6e90a5	Approximate ΔE 6.5	1201 1249

Match quality is the CIEDE2000 color difference (ΔE00) worked out from screen RGB values. Check a real thread card before you order.

Out of Anchor 145? Closest Anchor alternatives

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Frequently asked questions

What is the DMC equivalent of Anchor 145?

The closest DMC Embroidery Floss color is 799 Delft Medium (#849cb6), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Isacord equivalent of Anchor 145?

The closest Isacord 40 color is 3810 Laguna (#7899be), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of Anchor 145 Light Delft Bleu?

On screen it is #849cb6, RGB 132, 156, 182. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.