DMC 156 Blue Violet - Medium Light
156
- DMC number
- 156
- Name
- Blue Violet - Medium Light
- Hex
- #A3AED1
- RGB
- 163, 174, 209
- CIELAB
- L 71 · a 4 · b -19
- Family
- Blues & teals
DMC 156 is a six-strand cotton embroidery floss in the blues & teals range. It shows clearly on white and cream Aida. Screen colours are approximate; compare with a real skein before buying for a large area.
Other shades of Blue Violet
Light to dark. Shades from one family blend smoothly when you shade an area.
3747Blue Violet - Very Light 341Blue Violet - Light 340Blue Violet - Medium 155Blue Violet - Medium Dark 3746Blue Violet - Dark 333Blue Violet - Very Dark
Closest DMC colours to 156
Ranked by CIEDE2000 colour difference; under 2.5 is hard to tell apart.
809Delft Blue · ΔE 4.8 341Blue Violet - Light · ΔE 5.0 794Cornflower Blue - Light · ΔE 5.5 160Gray Blue - Medium · ΔE 5.6 3840Lavender Blue - Light · ΔE 6.1 340Blue Violet - Medium · ΔE 6.7