#ab165f

DMC 917 Plum Medium

DMC Embroidery Floss · Cotton floss

HEX #ab165f · RGB 171, 22, 95 · CIELAB L 38 a 61 b -2

DMC Embroidery Floss 917 Plum Medium is a dark, vivid pink-red, HEX #ab165f. The closest substitutes in other brands are Anchor Stranded Cotton 78 Antique Rose Dark, Marathon Polyester 2169 Ruby Glint and Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester 9013 Red Coral Bell.

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Equivalent colors in other brands

Brand	Number	Name	HEX	Match	Alternatives
Anchor Stranded Cotton full chart	78	Antique Rose Dark	#ab165f	Near identical ΔE 0.0	89 94
Brother Embroidery full chart	107	Dark Fuchsia	#c70156	Approximate ΔE 7.3	333 620
Coats Sylko full chart	B3690	Dark Pink	#b7006c	Close ΔE 3.2	B3698 B3632
Fil-Tec Glide full chart	70207	Cranberry	#c0004e	Approximate ΔE 7.5	70208 70214
Floriani Polyester full chart	135	Renaissance	#b42e66	Close ΔE 3.9	137 654
Gunold POLY 40 full chart	61192	Fuchsia	#bc0668	Close ΔE 3.2	61190 61409
Hemingworth PolySelect full chart	1033	Azalea	#a1006b	Approximate ΔE 5.5	1013 1034
Isacord 40 full chart	2333	Wine	#993366	Close ΔE 4.6	1912 2506
Janome Polyester full chart	241	Peony Purple	#c3007e	Approximate ΔE 6.8	242 267
Madeira Classic Rayon 40 full chart	1383	Cherrystone	#9c1f54	Close ΔE 3.2	1187 1110
Madeira Polyneon 40 full chart	1984	Ruby Glint	#b52962	Close ΔE 3.7	1787 1786
Marathon Polyester full chart	2169	Ruby Glint	#ae015c	Very close ΔE 1.1	2185 2040
Marathon Rayon full chart	1153	New Berry	#ad0076	Approximate ΔE 5.9	1155 1154
Mettler Poly Sheen full chart	2300	Bright Ruby	#b6226b	Close ΔE 3.2	2333 2320
Robison-Anton Super Brite Rayon full chart	2590	Hot Peony	#aa0066	Close ΔE 2.8	2504 2417
Robison-Anton Super Strength Polyester full chart	9013	Red Coral Bell	#a80058	Very close ΔE 1.8	7712 5591
Sulky PolyLite / Poly Deco full chart	61192	Dark Grenandine	#bc0668	Close ΔE 3.2	3844 1191
Sulky Rayon 40 full chart	1191	Dk. Rose	#bd1e60	Close ΔE 4.6	1255 1300

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 917? Closest DMC alternatives

915 Plum Dark ΔE 1.1 815 Garnet Medium ΔE 2.0 816 Garnet ΔE 2.0 814 Garnet Dark ΔE 2.7

Frequently asked questions

What is the Anchor equivalent of DMC 917?

The closest Anchor Stranded Cotton color is 78 Antique Rose Dark (#ab165f), rated near identical with a ΔE00 of 0.0.

What is the Madeira Polyneon equivalent of DMC 917?

The closest Madeira Polyneon 40 color is 1984 Ruby Glint (#b52962), rated close with a ΔE00 of 3.7.

What are the HEX and RGB values of DMC 917 Plum Medium?

On screen it is #ab165f, RGB 171, 22, 95. That is the manufacturer's published screen value; the stitched floss will look a little different depending on sheen and light.