DMC 823
Dark Navy Blue
- Hex
- #213063
- RGB
- 33, 48, 99
- Anchor
- 152
- Family
- Navy Blue
DMC 823 is Dark Navy Blue, a solid six-strand cotton floss from DMC's Mouliné Spécial range. The swatch above is a screen approximation — always confirm against a physical color card before buying for a project where the shade matters.
Closest substitutes for DMC 823
Ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance — the measure ArtPatt's generator uses to match photos to floss. Useful when 823 is out of stock.
- DMC 939Very Dark Navy BlueΔE 3.3
- DMC 336Navy BlueΔE 4.0
- DMC 820Very Dark Royal BlueΔE 5.9
- DMC 796Dark Royal BlueΔE 8.1
- DMC 32Dark BlueberryΔE 9.2
- DMC 797Royal BlueΔE 9.5
The Navy Blue family
DMC names shades within a family using Very Light, Light, Medium, Dark, and Very Dark qualifiers. Stitching a gradient usually means working up or down this ladder.
- DMC 311Medium Navy Blue
- DMC 336Navy Blue
- DMC 939Very Dark Navy Blue
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