552 — Violet medium
Purples family#7B3881
DMC 552 — Violet medium — has hex #7B3881 and RGB 123, 56, 129. This medium-dark, moderately saturated purple thread sits alongside its closest Classic Colorworks, Weeks Dye Works, and Gentle Art Sampler matches below, with 8 similar DMC shades and a panel of color harmonies for palette planning.
About DMC 552
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Violet
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 552
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 552 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 552 (Violet medium) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 552
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 552
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 552 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 Violet medium turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D552, Diamond Drills USA DMC552. A kit legend or drill bag marked 552 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 552
DMC threads that pair well with 552, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Purples Family
DMC552 in context with nearby shades from the purples color family.
About DMC 552
DMC 552 (Violet medium) is a medium-dark, moderately saturated shade in the purples family. It has a deep and intense feel that suits wisteria and amethyst tones particularly well. Designers often pair this shade with iris blooms or eggplant designs for balanced palettes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does DMC 552 look like?
DMC 552 (Violet medium) is a medium-dark shade in the purples family with hex #7B3881 and RGB 123, 56, 129. Stitchers reach for it in projects featuring lavender fields and royal motifs.
Which Anchor thread matches DMC 552?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 552 (Violet medium) is Anchor 99 (Violet Medium Dark) with a 91% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 100 (Violet Dark, 84%) and Anchor 94 (Purple Dark, 72%).
What DMC colors are similar to 552?
The closest DMC threads to 552 are 3837 Lavender ultra dark (ΔE 3.59), 34 Dark Fuchsia (ΔE 3.91), and 208 Lavender very dark (ΔE 4.81). These are useful substitutes when 552 is unavailable or for building gradients.
When should I use DMC 552?
Reach for DMC 552 (Violet medium) when your project calls for lavender fields, royal motifs, floral details, elegant accents. Its medium-dark character carries both small accents and wider palette work; the harmony picks on this page show natural companions to 552.
What fabric color works best with DMC 552 (Violet medium)?
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first. For reference, 552 has a contrast ratio of about 7.7:1 on white fabric and 2.7:1 on black. As a cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 552 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Satin S552. 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 552?
Diamond Dotz D552 and Diamond Drills USA DMC552 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 552 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 552?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Eterna Silk 2626 Purple Medium Dark (94%), Rainbow Gallery S1130 Medium Orchid (89%), Planet Earth Pepperpot 240 Pirouette (89%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.