When I search for "Marathon Blue Metallic" I get a bunch of variations from a dull gray to a light blue.

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Is this just a trick of the lighting?

Thanks.

George

All of them look like Marathon Blue to me.

Tritanopia? Blue color blindness ? it's a very rare condition but none of them look grey to me.

In all seriousness, I think it's the lighting perception in photos (especially the top right corner). Always looks pretty blue to me in real life.

Accurate reproduction of colors has a world of possible variables, including light sources, color balance accuracy of recording and reproduction devices, etc.

It’s so dependent on lighting. This is a recent restoration in Marathon. Paint applied this past October. Just another example for ya.

some more examples:
https://www.rennbow.org/porsche-colors/MarathoneBlueMetallic

maybe described as silver with a blue tint. TOO many over the years have miss mixed paint, and or do not have the correct spray technique AND OR use inferior paint with a bad mixing formula. To be sure use Sikkens or Glasurit paint, they are the closest to the factory

@KELTY360 here has a Marathon Blue 914 and it looks amazing in person. Lighting makes a huge difference. Some angles there is more blue than others and in certain light, almost looks silver. Maybe he'll post a pic?

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Lighting has a lot to do with color reproduction. Here are some shots from the repaint of my car 10 years ago.

Painted bumpers and door in the paint booth:

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After assembly in sunlight:

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PCA has the wrong paint code under the Rennbow.
Should be L96M. They list Irish green code. Sent them an email.
See if that’s corrected.

Car looks great Marc!

Good catch - I searched by name, not code so it still showed up.

Ha! PCA responded and corrected it. Amazing when that happens.
Thanks peeps.

Wow. This thread has been very enlightening. I really like the Marathon Blue Metallic.

My top choices are (in order):
1. Marathon Blue Metallic
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2. Gemini Blue Metallic
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3. Alaska Blue Metallic
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4. Ancona Blue Metallic
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Since my car is a '74, the Alaska and Marathon are correct for the year.

George

Keeping in the spectrum, how about Adriatic Blue - that was one of the top 3 choices for my car.
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Marathon Blue Metallic is a really silver blue. It seems to shift colors depending on the lighting. One day I hope to have the 914 my father purchased new in 74 to be painted back to the original L96M. It's currently more of a sky blue due to a repaint in the 80s.