DMC color chart
996
DMC 996 — Medium Electric Blue
A solid color from DMC's Mouliné Spécial 25 six-strand cotton line, listed on charts as 996.
Code996
NameMedium Electric Blue
Hex#3DA9DC
RGB61, 169, 220
Stitching with Anchor instead? The closest published match for DMC 996 is Anchor 433 (some charts list 1090). See the full DMC to Anchor conversion chart.
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