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Porsche Ocean Blue Metallic

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Ocean Blue Metallic is a metallic Porsche exterior color, paint codes 3AZ and 3AY. Porsche has offered it on the 911 and 718 Boxster & Cayman between 1996 and 2004 as a standard color. To confirm a specific car left the factory in Ocean Blue Metallic, check the paint code on its build sheet.

Ocean Blue Metallic at a glance

Porsche Ocean Blue Metallic quick facts
Paint code(s)3AZ, 3AY
FinishMetallic
Color familyBlue Porsche Colors
Model lines911 and 718 Boxster & Cayman
Also writtenOceanblau Metallic

Porsche Ocean Blue Metallic years and models

Model years and model lines Porsche offered Ocean Blue Metallic on, with source
ModelModel yearsAvailabilitySource
911 (993/996)1996–2004Standard color[1][2]

US model years where the source gives them. A trailing dash means still offered in the latest source.

Ocean Blue Metallic paint codes

  • 3AZ[2]
  • 3AY— alternate code[2]

The code is printed on the car's option sticker and on a VIN build sheet. Porsche has reused some names with new codes as paint formulas changed, so the code is the reliable identifier.

About Ocean Blue Metallic

  • Ocean Blue Metallic is in Porsche's 996 Targa palette (2002–2004). [1]
  • Vendors list it as 3AZ from the mid-1990s to 2004. [2]

Is that car really Ocean Blue Metallic?

The build sheet shows the factory exterior color and installed options recorded for a specific VIN, plus original MSRP when the build data includes it. Free availability check first; $9.99 only if detailed build data exists — no subscription.

Porsche build sheet by VIN

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Frequently asked questions

What is the paint code for Porsche Ocean Blue Metallic?

Ocean Blue Metallic has carried Porsche paint codes 3AZ; 3AY (alternate code). Porsche reuses names across eras with different codes, so match the code on the car's option sticker or build sheet rather than the name alone.

Which Porsche models and years came in Ocean Blue Metallic?

Our sources list Ocean Blue Metallic on the 911 (993/996) (1996–2004, standard color). If you see it on a model or year not listed, it may be a Paint to Sample order or a respray — the build sheet for the VIN shows which.

Is Ocean Blue Metallic a Paint to Sample color?

Our sources list Ocean Blue Metallic as a standard color rather than Paint to Sample. Porsche's Paint to Sample program can still apply many past colors to new cars, so a recent car in Ocean Blue Metallic may be a PTS order.

How can I tell if a Porsche is factory Ocean Blue Metallic?

Read the paint code on the option sticker (in the maintenance booklet and, on most models, in the front luggage compartment) or on a build sheet for the VIN, and compare it with 3AZ and 3AY. A matching color name alone does not rule out a respray or wrap.

Sources

  1. Flying Colors (911 Targa colour palettes by generation), Christophorus 372 — Porsche Newsroom
  2. 1996 Porsche paint color codes (all models) — AutomotiveTouchup (touch-up paint vendor) (secondary)

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