932 — Antique Blue light
Blues family#758FA6
DMC 932 — Antique Blue light — has hex #758FA6 and RGB 117, 143, 166. This medium-light, muted blue 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 932
DMC Six-Strand Embroidery Floss (Mouliné Spécial)
- Also sold as
- Blue Gull
- Fiber
- 100% cotton
- Strands
- 6 strands
- Sold as
- 8 m skein
Brand Equivalents for DMC 932
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 932 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 932 (Antique Blue light) in any brand.
Similar DMC Colors to 932
Closest DMC threads by perceptual color distance, sorted from most to least similar.
Working with DMC 932
It has moderate contrast on both light and dark fabric — usable on either, but test a few stitches on your chosen ground first.
DMC 932 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 light turns up.
Diamond painting: the same number is sold as a drill — Diamond Dotz D932, Diamond Drills USA DMC932. A kit legend or drill bag marked 932 means this color. See the diamond painting DMC chart for every code with drill availability.
Color Harmonies for DMC 932
DMC threads that pair well with 932, based on color theory harmony rules in CIELAB color space.
Blues Family
DMC932 in context with nearby shades from the blues color family.
About DMC 932
DMC 932 (Antique Blue light) is a medium-light, muted shade in the blues family with sky blue tones. It has a balanced and quiet feel that suits hydrangea blooms and skies particularly well. Designers often pair this shade with water or denim textures for balanced palettes.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does DMC 932 look like?
DMC 932 (Antique Blue light) is a medium-light shade in the blues family with hex #758FA6 and RGB 117, 143, 166. Stitchers reach for it in projects featuring forget-me-nots and bluebird motifs.
Which Anchor thread matches DMC 932?
The closest Anchor match for DMC 932 (Antique Blue light) is Anchor 1034 (Antique Blue Medium Dark) with a 92% match based on visual color similarity. Other near matches include Anchor 921 (Antique Blue Medium, 81%) and Anchor 920 (Antique Blue Medium Light, 66%).
What DMC colors are similar to 932?
The closest DMC threads to 932 are 809 Delft Blue (ΔE 6.11), 813 Blue light (ΔE 6.13), and 3755 Baby Blue (ΔE 6.43). These are useful substitutes when 932 is unavailable or for building gradients.
When should I use DMC 932?
Reach for DMC 932 (Antique Blue light) when your project calls for forget-me-nots, bluebird motifs, whale designs, sapphire accents. Its medium-light character carries both small accents and wider palette work; the harmony picks on this page show natural companions to 932.
What fabric color works best with DMC 932 (Antique Blue light)?
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, 932 has a contrast ratio of about 3.4:1 on white fabric and 6.2:1 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 932 come in a satin, metallic, or Étoile version?
Yes. The same number is made as DMC Satin S932. 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 932?
Diamond Dotz D932 and Diamond Drills USA DMC932 carry the same number. Diamond painting adopted DMC's numbering, so a kit legend or drill bag marked 932 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 932?
Outside the main floss brands, the nearest shades we hold are Dinky Dyes 22 Sapphire (92%), Needle Necessities 113 Tapestry Blue (92%), Soie d'Alger 1714 Antique Blue medium (92%). Percentages are perceptual color distance between the two swatches; anything above about 93% is hard to tell apart on fabric.