palladio

I'm a sucker for blue 993's. Just saw this cab on the new 993 master search engine thread and am wondering what color it is. It looks kinda medium blue but not metallic, but hard to tell in photos.

Here's a link.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...RCHQ3aUSQ3a101

black ice

If it's a stock color, I am betting on Zenith blue metallic. A really nice blue turqoise was avail in 97 too, always hard to tell in photos...

black ice

PS - I agree it doesn't look metallic from the pic, tough call.

Chris M.

Looks like Iris Blue which can be appear darker depending on the light.

rome

Looks like Ocean Blue to me.

rcwelch

It might be Iris Blue, but very hard to tell.

ppashley

+1 Iris blue.

supergrass

Be careful with that one, I was looking at it too but was leary when I noticed no option code sticker in the trunk shown in the ebay pictures. May have been in an accident and had hood replaced, plus there is no carrera emblem on back which is what made me suspicious that it was repainted. Could be the reason you are having a hard time figuring out color.

allill

I don't think it's zenith blue, that was lighter. Iris maybe.

DJF1

to me as well. Its not purple enough to be iris.

zicoramone

Blues can be tricky in photos. Here's a list of all the Porsche blues:
354 acid-blau 1974
327 adria-blau 1970-1971
W32 adriatic-blau-metallic
6608 aga-blau 1965-1966
18 albert-blau 1969-1970
325 albert-blau 1969-1970
Y34 annie-blau 2001
W33 aqua-marine-blau-metallic
W38 aragonit-blau-perl-metallic 2002
305 arrow-blau 1975-1978
J3 arrow-blau 1975-1978
390 athen-blau-metallic 1984-1986
W31 atlantis-blau-metallic
K2 azurit-blau 1986-1987
Y5D azurit-blau 1986-1987
37K basalt-blau-metallic 1990
36G blau 1989-1994
37P blau 1989-1994
blau-metallic 2002
84 blau-metallic 1973
3AR blau-türkis 1996-1998
3AS blau-türkis 1996-1998
J1 blau-türkis 2 C 1996-1998
W37 blue-nart-metallic 2003
Y30 blue-metallic 2001
3D7 chalkedon-blau-metallic 2002
3F2 denim-blau-metallic
697 diamant-blau-metallic 1986-1996
F5 diamant-blau-metallic 1986-1996
M5U diamant-blau-metallic 1986-1996
347 dunkel-blau 1984-1998
3C7 dunkel-blau 1984-1998
K5 dunkel-blau 1984-1998
33R dunkel-blau-metallic 1989-1993
34R dunkel-blau-metallic 1989-1992
34S dunkel-blau-metallic 1987-1993
S3 dunkel-blau-metallic 1989-1993
55L6083 dunkel-blau-perl-color-metallic 1999
Y48 embassy-blau
32X firn-blau-metallic 1982-1985
X2 firn-blau-metallic 1982-1985
326 glasur-blau 1975
32Z gletscher-blau 1981-1984
K4 gletscher-blau 1981-1984
W39 gletscher-blau-metallic 2003
6603 golf-blau 1965
328 gulf-blau 1973
J9 gulf-blau 1973
3E4 hell-blau 1999
30T hell-blau-metallic 1978-1981
37M hell-blau-metallic 1991
J4 hell-blau-metallic 1978-1981
U2 hell-blau-metallic 1978-1981
37X horizont-blau-metallic 1990-1993
38F horizont-blau-metallic 1990-1993
F4 horizont-blau-metallic 1990-1993
33P iris-blau-metallic 1984-1987
39N iris-blau-metallic 1993-1998
39V iris-blau-metallic 1993-1998
D3 iris-blau-metallic 1993-1998
S3 iris-blau-metallic 1984-1987
3D8 jazz-blue-metallic 2003
37U kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
38U kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
3C8 kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
F6 kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
M5N kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
3E2 königs-blau-metallic 2002
K3 kopenhagen-blau 1983-1986
Y5B kopenhagen-blau 1983-1986
37R kopenhagen-blau-metallic 1989-1994
3A8 lapis-blau-perl-metallic 2001-2002
3A9 lapis-blau-perl-metallic 2001-2002
L3A8 lapis-blau-perl-metallic 2001-2002
L3A9 lapis-blau-perl-metallic 2001-2002
M5W lapis-blau-perl-metallic 2001-2002
38W lavendel-blau-metallic 1991-1996
25H libell-türkis-metallic 1997-1999
25K libell-türkis-metallic 1997-1999
J3 libell-türkis-metallic 1997-1999
3F5 light-blue-metallic 2000
35B lincoln-blau-metallic 1984-1990
30N marathon-blau-metallic 1989-1993
35V marine-blau-metallic 1986-1992
F7 marine-blau-metallic 1986-1992
38B maritim-blau 1990-1993
F2 maritim-blau 1990-1993
M5A maritim-blau 1990-1993
K9 mauritius-blau 1980-1981
Y5A mauritius-blau 1980-1981
336 mexiko-blau 1973-1974
304 minerva-blau-metallic 1976-1977
W6 minerva-blau-metallic 1976-1977
W9 minerva-blau-metallic 1976-1977
A5D monaco-blau 1979-1985
J3 monaco-blau 1979-1985
W36 moroccan-blue-metallic 2003
37W nacht-blau-metallic 1990-2002
39C nacht-blau-metallic 1990-2002
F8 nacht-blau-metallic 1990-2002
6803 ossi-blau 1968-1969
3AY ozean-blau-metallic 1990-2002
3AZ ozean-blau-metallic 1990-2002
E1 ozean-blau-metallic 1997-2000
L3AY ozean-blau-metallic 1997-2000
L3AZ ozean-blau-metallic 1997-2000
321 pastell-blau 1970-1971
31G pazifik-blau-metallic 1980-1981
W3 pazifik-blau-metallic 1980-1981
W7 pazifik-blau-metallic 1980-1981
376 petrol-blau-metallic 1977-1978
J2 petrol-blau-metallic 1977-1978
33X preussisch-blau-metallic 1984-1987
S4 preussisch-blau-metallic 1984-1987
39E riviera-blau 1993-1995
3AG riviera-blau 1993-1995
S8 riviera-blau 1993-1995
33X saphir-metallic 1983-1988
L5 saphir-metallic 1983-1988
60U schiefer-blau-metallic 1982-1985
661 schiefer-blau-metallic 1982-1985
X6 schiefer-blau-metallic 1982-1985
32N schwarz-blau-metallic 1983-1985
34U schwarz-blau-metallic 1985-1988
727 schwarz-blau-perl-metallic 1991
329 see-blau 1972-1973
974 silber-blau-metallic 1985-1990
37C tahoe-blau-metallic 1989-1991
M5L tahoe-blau-metallic 1989-1991
37B tauben-blau-metallic 1988-1992
C7 tauben-blau-metallic 1988-1992
M5P tauben-blau-metallic 1988-1992
30Q topas-blau-metallic 2002
21M türkis 1986-1988
340 türkis 1970-1971
64 türkis 1970-1971
M7 türkis 1986-1988
38I türkis-blau-metallic 1990-1994
E6 türkis-blau-metallic 1990-1994
M5M türkis-blau-metallic 1990-1994
25C türkis-metallic 1996
25D türkis-metallic 1996
35X türkis-metallic 1986-1993
K1 türkis-metallic 1996
37E veilchen-blau-metallic 1990-1993
3AF veilchen-blau-metallic 1990-1993
3F4 veilchen-blau-metallic 2000
57 veilchen-blau-metallic 1990-1993
35U venezianisch-blau-metallic 1986-1988
36P venezianisch-blau-metallic 1986-1988
F8 venezianisch-blau-metallic 1986-1988
3AW zenith-blau-metallic 1997-2000
3AX zenith-blau-metallic 1997-2000
F1 zenith-blau-metallic 1997-2000
L3AW zenith-blau-metallic 1997-2000
L3AX zenith-blau-metallic 1997-2000

richardew

Looks Iris to me. By the way: iris blue cars go faster and last longer. It's a well known fact.

cobalt

I agree looks like Iris blue to me.

Interesting listing of color codes.

You have these listed for Cobalt

37U kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
38U kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
3C8 kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
F6 kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998
M5N kobalt-blau-metallic 1990-1998

I know 37U/3C8 and F6 are all the same the F6 being the internal factory designation. I have never seen 38U or M5N referenced anywhere before, I am assuming this is a water base version of the 37U used on my 94 that was introduced for the 1995 models?

Slow Guy

Per the ebay ad those are "wire wheels"??

dcdude

Ocean has a little gold/green in it, and I've never seen a '95 in that color.
Iris is the most "purple."
Zenith is the "lightest" in terms of saturation, and seems the most rare.
Midnight is the most "classic," is a bit darker, seems to be the most common, and I believe was available in all four years, although Ocean seemed to come on stronger at the end.