DMC 995 to Sullivans: Thread Conversion

Sullivans 45314 is close for DMC 995. For vivid contemporary designs where a saturated dark blue is needed, Sullivans provides a practical option. Given how saturation-dependent this color's effectiveness is, evaluating the actual skein under natural daylight — where saturation reads truest — before committing to large-area use is worth the extra step. Electric blue is the color category where close-rating differences are most consequential: the entire visual purpose of this color is its maximum saturation, so any reduction in vividness at the close-rating threshold changes the design's effect rather than approximating it. Confirming Sullivans 45314 reads as a genuinely vivid, clean dark electric blue — rather than a more muted or slightly duller dark blue — is the essential pre-commitment check. For designs where 995 shadows a lighter electric blue (DMC 996) in a two-value gradient, both values need to read with consistent saturation; a close-rated shadow that reads less vivid than the lighter highlight would create an incoherent progression where the shadow appears less electric than the color above it. Anchor 410 and Madeira 1102 (both exact-rated) are the preferable choices for saturation-critical electric blue shadow work; Sullivans is most appropriate for casual contemporary designs where approximate vivid dark blue meets the design's needs.