#000049

DMC 823 Navy Blue Dark

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #000049 · RGB 0, 0, 73 · CIELAB L 4 a 29 b -42

DMC Embroidery Floss 823 Navy Blue Dark is a very dark, vivid blue, HEX #000049. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 127 Indigo and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 5740 Blue Ink.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	127	Indigo	#000049	Near identical ΔE 0.0	152 100
Brother Embroidery full chart	007	Prussian Blue	#0e1f7c	Approximate ΔE 9.8	614 406
Coats Sylko full chart	B4972	Dark Navy	#2e2a59	Poor match ΔE 11.8	B7323 B4646
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	30655	Captian Navy	#0c1c47	Approximate ΔE 8.8	30281 32767
Floriani Polyester full chart	368	Royal Blue	#231a55	Approximate ΔE 6.8	357 358
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61200	Medium Dark Navy	#2a1658	Approximate ΔE 6.8	61042 61183
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1267	Eggplant	#151c54	Approximate ΔE 7.2	1209 1205
Isacord 40 full chart	3355	Dark Indigo	#000066	Approximate ΔE 5.2	3353 3333
Janome Polyester full chart	232	Navy Blue	#071650	Approximate ΔE 5.6	207 243
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1366	Violet Blue	#2c356b	Poor match ΔE 14.5	1343 1122
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1922	Purple Accent	#4d3275	Poor match ΔE 15.6	1722 1966
Marathon Polyester full chart	2210	Dark Purple / Navy	#261054	Approximate ΔE 5.6	2209 2073
Marathon Rayon full chart	1069	Royal Blue	#0d1975	Approximate ΔE 8.2	1202 1203
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	3536	Heraldic	#09195d	Approximate ΔE 6.2	3344 3554
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2736	Pro Brite Star	#2b1166	Approximate ΔE 7.0	2625 2428
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	5740	Blue Ink	#000850	Very close ΔE 1.7	5824 5909
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	124	Midnight Navy	#0e063d	Close ΔE 3.9	127 330
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	572	Blue Ribbon	#100a7c	Approximate ΔE 8.4	505 1301

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 823? Closest DMC alternatives

939 Navy Blue Very Dark ΔE 6.7 327 Violet Dark ΔE 9.7 820 Royal Blue Very Dark ΔE 16.0 796 Royal Blue Dark ΔE 17.1

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 823?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 127 Indigo (#000049), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Sulky Poly equivalent of DMC 823?

The closest Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco color is 124 Midnight Navy (#0e063d), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.9.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 823 Navy Blue Dark?

On screen it is #000049, RGB 0, 0, 73. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.