DMC reference

DMC Purple Color Chart

Every purple shade in the DMC six-strand embroidery floss range — all 30 colors, sorted light to dark from Blue Violet Very Light (DMC 3747) down to Navy Blue Very Dark (DMC 939). Tap any swatch for its hex, RGB, Anchor match and nearest neighbors, or drop it straight into a pattern.

30 colorsSorted light → dark

3747 800 157 341 3840 156 340 809 160 794 155 3839 799 161 793 30 3838 3807 798 792 31 803 158 791 797 796 336 820 823 939

DMC purple floss colors — codes & conversions

DMC	Name	Hex	Anchor
3747	Blue Violet Very Light	#D3D7ED	120
800	Delft Blue Pale	#C0CCDE	144
157	Cornflower Blue Very Light	#BBC3D9	117
341	Blue Violet Light	#B7BFDD	117
3840	Lavender Blue Light	#B0C0DA	117
156	Blue Violet Medium Light	#A3AED1	117
340	Blue Violet Medium	#ADA7C7	118
809	Delft Blue	#94A8C6	130
160	Blue Gray Medium	#999FB7	175
794	Cornflower Blue Light	#8F9CC1	175
155	Blue Violet Medium Dark	#9891B6	118
3839	Lavender Blue Medium	#7B8EAB	176
799	Delft Blue Medium	#748EB6	145
161	Blue Gray	#7880A4	176
793	Cornflower Blue Medium	#707DA2	176
30	Blueberry Medium Light	#7D77A5	1030
3838	Lavender Blue Dark	#5C7294	177
3807	Cornflower Blue	#60678C	122
798	Delft Blue Dark	#466A8E	146
792	Cornflower Blue Dark	#555B7B	941
31	Blueberry	#50518D	122
803	Baby Blue Ultra Very Dark	#2C597C	979
158	Cornflower Blue Medium Very Dark	#4C526E	941
791	Cornflower Blue Very Dark	#464563	178
797	Royal Blue	#13477D	132
796	Royal Blue Dark	#11416D	133
336	Navy Blue	#253B73	150
820	Royal Blue Very Dark	#0E365C	134
823	Navy Blue Dark	#213063	152
939	Navy Blue Very Dark	#1B2853	152

Other DMC color families

Stitch with these purples

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