#8290ae

DMC 160 Gray Blue Medium

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #8290ae · RGB 130, 144, 174 · CIELAB L 60 a 2 b -17

DMC Embroidery Floss 160 Gray Blue Medium is a medium, muted blue, HEX #8290ae. No other brand comes very close to this one, so compare the alternatives below against a real thread card before you commit.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	977	Sea Bleu Medium	#738caa	Close ΔE 4.5	136 145
Brother Embroidery full chart	804	Lavender	#b2afd4	Poor match ΔE 12.8	817 607
Coats Sylko full chart	B7411	Medium Blue / Grey	#899cb8	Close ΔE 4.3	B4687 B7416
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30646	Sky	#5e82a3	Approximate ΔE 9.3	30644 10877
Floriani Polyester full chart	612	Lilac Blue	#869cb8	Close ΔE 4.9	372 363
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61434	Light London Fog	#a2a7bc	Approximate ΔE 8.6	61431 61465
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1262	Periwinkle	#6f9ad3	Approximate ΔE 9.1	1240 1207
Isacord 40 full chart	3810	Laguna	#7899be	Approximate ΔE 6.2	3130 3450
Janome Polyester full chart	209	Pale Violet	#ac9cc7	Poor match ΔE 12.7	230 216
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1275	Cosmic Sky	#7991b7	Close ΔE 3.5	1261 1363
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1933	Light Purple	#7980af	Approximate ΔE 7.0	1630 1830
Marathon Polyester full chart	2200	Tempest	#7d8599	Approximate ΔE 5.2	2197 2146
Marathon Rayon full chart	1199	Allure	#738ab3	Close ΔE 4.3	1177 1176
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	3853	Ash Blue	#7e96af	Approximate ΔE 5.1	2674 3951
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2301	Oriental Blue	#7f8cbf	Approximate ΔE 5.1	2275 2245
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9167	Tulip Lavender	#9098c8	Approximate ΔE 6.1	9064 5574
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	3306	Medium Purple	#8991a2	Close ΔE 4.7	348 1201
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1201	Med. Powder Blue	#648bbe	Approximate ΔE 8.0	1205 1172

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

Out of DMC 160? Closest DMC alternatives

334 Baby Blue Medium ΔE 4.5 156 Blue Violet Medium Light ΔE 4.9 799 Delft Medium ΔE 5.7 155 Blue Violet Medium Dark ΔE 7.9

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 160?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 977 Sea Bleu Medium (#738caa), rated close with a ΔE00 of 4.5.

What is the Madeira Rayon equivalent of DMC 160?

The closest Madeira Classic Rayon 40 color is 1275 Cosmic Sky (#7991b7), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.5.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 160 Gray Blue Medium?

On screen it is #8290ae, RGB 130, 144, 174. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.