931 — Antique Blue medium
Blues family#536A82
Looking up DMC 931? It's Antique Blue medium, a medium blue shade (#536A82 / RGB 83, 106, 130). Scroll down for Cosmo, Classic Colorworks, and Weeks Dye Works equivalents ranked by visual similarity, plus 8 close DMC alternatives and curated color harmonies.
About DMC 931
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Blue grey
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 931
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 931 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.
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Hand-dyed & overdyed
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Metallic, rayon & specialty
Other threads & beads
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Yarn for crochet & knitting
Need the runners-up, or a whole pattern converted? The thread conversion chart ranks every alternative for DMC 931 (Antique Blue medium) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 931
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 931
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 931 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 Antique Blue medium turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D931, Diamond Drills USA DMC931. A kit legend or drill bag marked 931 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 931
DMC threads that pair well with 931, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Blues Family
DMC931 in context with nearby shades from the blues color family.
About DMC 931
A medium, muted entry in the blues family, DMC 931 carries the name Antique Blue medium with sky blue tones. The shade reads as steady and quiet — a go-to choice for porcelain patterns and hydrangea blooms. It also turns up in patterns built around skies and water.
Frequently Asked Questions
What color is DMC 931?
DMC 931 is called Antique Blue medium. It's a medium blue shade (hex #536A82, RGB 83, 106, 130) in the blues family, commonly used for winter scenes, forget-me-nots, and similar motifs.
What's the closest Anchor match for DMC 931?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 931 (Antique Blue medium) is Anchor 922 (Antique Blue Dark) with a 73% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 978 (Blue Dark, 67%) and Anchor 162 (Baby Blue Very Dark, 66%).
What's a good substitute for DMC 931?
The closest DMC threads to 931 are 414 Steel Grey dark (ΔE 6.06), 322 Baby Blue dark (ΔE 6.64), and 334 Baby Blue medium (ΔE 7.45). These are useful substitutes when 931 is unavailable or for building gradients.
What projects use DMC 931?
Cross-stitchers pull DMC 931 (Antique Blue medium) for charts featuring winter scenes, forget-me-nots, bluebird motifs, whale designs. 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 931 (Antique Blue 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, 931 has a contrast ratio of about 5.6:1 on white fabric and 3.8:1 on black. As a soft cool shade, its cool cast recedes visually — useful for backgrounds, shadows, water and sky, and calm, restful palettes.
Does DMC 931 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Satin S931. 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 931?
Diamond Dotz D931 and Diamond Drills USA DMC931 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 931 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 931?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are PNK Kirov 2808 (91%), Needlepoint Inc Silk 747 French Blue (91%), Appleton 923 Dull China Blue (88%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.