DMC 996
Medium Electric Blue
- Hex
- #30C2EC
- RGB
- 48, 194, 236
- Anchor
- 433
- Family
- Electric Blue
DMC 996 is Medium Electric 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 996
Ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance — the measure ArtPatt's generator uses to match photos to floss. Useful when 996 is out of stock.
- DMC 3843Electric BlueΔE 6.8
- DMC 519Sky BlueΔE 8.8
- DMC 807Peacock BlueΔE 9.6
- DMC 597TurquoiseΔE 10.9
- DMC 598Light TurquoiseΔE 11.0
- DMC 3844Dark Bright TurquoiseΔE 11.4
The Electric 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 995Dark Electric Blue
- DMC 3843Electric Blue
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