DMC 996 Electric Blue - Medium

996
DMC number
996
Name
Electric Blue - Medium
Hex
#30C2EC
RGB
48, 194, 236
CIELAB
L 73 · a -23 · b -31
Family
Blues & teals

DMC 996 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 Electric Blue

Light to dark. Shades from one family blend smoothly when you shade an area.

  • 3843Electric Blue
  • 995Electric Blue - Dark

Closest DMC colours to 996

Ranked by CIEDE2000 colour difference; under 2.5 is hard to tell apart.

  • 3843Electric Blue · ΔE 6.8
  • 519Sky Blue · ΔE 8.8
  • 807Peacock Blue · ΔE 9.6
  • 597Turquoise · ΔE 10.9
  • 598Turquoise - Light · ΔE 11.0
  • 3844Turquoise - Dark Bright · ΔE 11.4