334 — Baby Blue medium
Blues family#4A75A6
DMC 334 (Baby Blue medium) is a medium, moderately saturated blue shade with hex code #4A75A6 and RGB values 74, 117, 166. Below you'll find the closest Sullivans, Cosmo, and Classic Colorworks equivalents — ranked by visual color similarity — plus 8 similar DMC shades and color harmony pairings.
About DMC 334
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Light Indigo
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 334
The five closest matches in each brand, ranked by CIEDE2000 perceptual color difference.
Anchor
Madeira
J&P Coates
Sullivans
Classic Colorworks
Weeks Dye Works
Gentle Art Sampler
Valdani
Crescent Colors
Closest match to DMC 334 in 67 more brands
The single nearest shade in every other palette we hold, from needlepoint silks and wools to fuse beads and yarn. Match quality is perceptual color distance: 93% and up is hard to tell apart, under 75% is a visible shift.
More stranded cotton
Hand-dyed & overdyed
Silk
Wool for needlepoint
Metallic, rayon & specialty
Other threads & beads
Fuse beads
Yarn for crochet & knitting
Need the runners-up, or a whole pattern converted? The thread conversion chart ranks every alternative for DMC 334 (Baby Blue medium) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 334
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 334
It stands out clearly on both white and dark fabric, so it is an easy, versatile choice for any ground.
DMC 334 in other DMC lines
DMC reuses base numbers across its specialty lines, so the same shade can exist as a satin, a metallic, or a sparkle floss under a prefixed code. Here is where Baby Blue medium turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D334, Diamond Drills USA DMC334. A kit legend or drill bag marked 334 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 334
DMC threads that pair well with 334, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Blues Family
DMC334 in context with nearby shades from the blues color family.
About DMC 334
Baby Blue medium (catalog code DMC 334) is a medium, moderately saturated shade from the blues family with sky blue tones. This thread brings a balanced and warm presence to projects featuring bluebird motifs or whale designs. Look for it in charts that feature sapphire accents or porcelain patterns.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 334?
DMC 334 is called Baby Blue medium. It's a medium blue shade (hex #4A75A6, RGB 74, 117, 166) in the blues family, commonly used for denim textures, cool-toned backgrounds, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 334?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 334 (Baby Blue medium) is Anchor 142 (Royal Blue Medium) with a 90% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 978 (Blue Dark, 84%) and Anchor 169 (Blue Green Dark, 80%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 334?
The closest DMC threads to 334 are 799 Delft Blue medium (ΔE 3.26), 826 Blue medium (ΔE 4.64), and 995 Electric Blue dark (ΔE 5.27). These are useful substitutes when 334 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 334?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 334 (Baby Blue medium) for charts featuring denim textures, cool-toned backgrounds, nautical themes, winter scenes. The medium tone reads cleanly on its own and slots into multi-color palettes — see the color harmonies below for pairing ideas.
What fabric color works best with DMC 334 (Baby Blue medium)?
It stands out clearly on both white and dark fabric, so it is an easy, versatile choice for any ground. For reference, 334 has a contrast ratio of about 4.8:1 on white fabric and 4.4:1 on black. As a cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 334 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Light Effects E334. The base shade is matched across the lines, but the fiber changes the look: Satin is a high-sheen rayon, Light Effects is a metallic polyester most people blend one strand at a time, and Étoile is cotton with a sparkle filament that stitches like ordinary floss.
What is the diamond painting drill code for DMC 334?
Diamond Dotz D334 and Diamond Drills USA DMC334 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 334 is this color regardless of drill brand — though each manufacturer dyes to the reference in its own batches, so avoid mixing brands inside one large block.
Which other thread brands come closest to DMC 334?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Planet Earth Pepperpot 170 sapphire (95%), Needlepoint Inc Silk 463 Delft (92%), Planet Earth 105 river (92%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.