Gentian Blue Metallic - Will it Look Purplish?

[DCYL725]

Tough to maintain. Easily looks dull if not clean.

also a bunch of blue model 3s around detracted us from going gentian blue.
Ended up with volcano grey. Easier to maintain.

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[Stewartt997]

Absolutely agree this colour looks sensational in sunny climates when the car is clean. In the UK on a dull cloudy day it doesn't seem to maintain the same look and in my view looks slightly flat - that's a significant proportion of the time here!

 

[kempez]

I’ve gone and checked out the cars at my local dealer - probably too many times the blue is just lovely, but it definitely has purple flecks and can look very slightly purple in some lighting conditions. IMO that’s a great thing because it gives the colour a lot of depth. I’m still waiting for mine to arrive but I’m 100% happy I chose Gentian

 

[Atipical]

I took this picture at a PCA event. Not mine but I have a gentian blue on order. I think this is very accurate of what it looks like in the sunlight. Just a really vibrant blue. With hints of maybe indigo.

 

[bj33813]

Time to trade in the wife!

 

[Electron]

Time to trade in the wife!

I’m trying to avoid being the one traded in!

 

[Nono]

I love my Gentian Blue. If my wife were against it, I would certainly consider divorce

 

[RoseyPSU]

I can only echo what others have already said, but this gives me an excuse to post a picture. It's a deep blue that I absolutely love. It will have a purplish tint under very rare and specific lighting conditions, but no one will mistake it for a purple car.

 

[CarbonTax]

This is pretty accurate in bright sun - I LOVE the color!

can I borrow your Marin County green screen?

 

[Farinas]

May come close, but it’s blue every time I open the door into the garage……and mine looks the most purple of all the pics posted on this thread. Tell your wife its the color of royalty and call her queen for a few days. Good luck, but my wife and I highly recommend the color.

 

[nvp19]

It is blue and I love it. But to give me a different color a few years from now, I wrapped it in a Matte PPF...

 

[evn00b]

I’m trying to avoid being the one traded in!

Same issue here. My wife owns a Gentian Blue one and if I start calling it purple, I might find myself in the used lot

 

[ithinkmac]

An excuse to show off the PPF matte wrap.

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[Abdul]

It's defo blue. And v deep at that. However, in cloudy weather hint of purple-blue.
Mine is ceramic coated and I love it. Ice Grey was great but this has much more depth I think.

 

[Electron]

Thanks everyone for the feedback. There was a Gentian Blue Panamera at the local dealer for an hour this morning and we got a chance to see it. In direct sunlight, the car is completely blue with no hint of purple. But on the shaded side, from certain angles, there is definitely a purplish/bluish hue.

I thought it was, by far, the most interesting paint color on the lot with the depth and changing colors. And I really thought the matte PPF pictures were going to push my wife over the edge to go with the color. But ultimately, she decided she just wasn’t a blue car person, much less an “occasionally purplish” car person. So boring black metallic it is. But ultimately it’s her car and decision. Happy wife, happy life.

Thanks everyone for your feedback and especially pictures. Gentian Blue is definitely at the top of my list for future car colors.

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