DMC 804 to Anchor: Thread Conversion

Anchor 132 is a close match for DMC 804 Dark Delft Blue — all four brand equivalencies for this color are close-rated, reflecting both its unusual naming situation (shared with DMC 798) and the absence of precise cross-brand alignments at this specific deeper Delft position. Anchor 132 is also sometimes listed as the equivalent for DMC 797 (Royal Blue) and DMC 798 in various conversion sources, creating meaningful chart overlap in this zone: the same Anchor thread number is potentially being directed to three different DMC values. Always verify the actual thread in hand before purchasing, and compare to your other Delft-family threads to ensure you’ve achieved the correct value and hue position. For designs that use both 804 and 797 in the same piece, Anchor 132 cannot serve both distinctly different colors simultaneously. The practical approach is to identify which position in your design matters most — the deeply Delft dark blue character of 804 or the bold saturated royal blue character of 797 — and source the DMC original for the position where exact color is critical, using the close-rated Anchor substitute for the less critical position. For designs where 804 stands alone as the primary dark Delft blue without adjacent royal blue, the close match is more workable.