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Porsche Sapphire Blue Metallic

By CarWhere Research · Updated

Approximate on-screen swatch (#213f78). Screens and light shift paint colors — it is not a paint match.

Sapphire Blue Metallic is a metallic Porsche exterior color, paint codes M5J and N1. Porsche has offered it on the 911, 718 Boxster & Cayman, Macan and Panamera between 2014 and 2021 as a standard color. To confirm a specific car left the factory in Sapphire Blue Metallic, check the paint code on its build sheet.

Sapphire Blue Metallic at a glance

Porsche Sapphire Blue Metallic quick facts
Paint code(s)M5J, N1
FinishMetallic
Color familyBlue Porsche Colors
Model lines911, 718 Boxster & Cayman, Macan and Panamera
Also writtenSaphirblau Metallic

Porsche Sapphire Blue Metallic years and models

Model years and model lines Porsche offered Sapphire Blue Metallic on, with source
ModelModel yearsAvailabilitySource
911 (991)2014–2019Standard color[2][3]
Boxster / Cayman (981/982)2014–2019Standard color[3]
Macan (95B)2015–2021Standard color[1][3]
Panamera (970/971)2014–2019Standard color[3]

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

Sapphire Blue Metallic paint codes

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 Sapphire Blue Metallic

  • The 100,000th Macan, built at Leipzig in 2015, was a Sapphire Blue Macan Turbo bound for the USA. [1]
  • The Porsche Tennis Grand Prix winner's cars for 2013 and 2014 were both Sapphire Blue Metallic 911s. [2]

Is that car really Sapphire 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 Sapphire Blue Metallic?

Sapphire Blue Metallic has carried Porsche paint codes M5J; N1 (label short 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 Sapphire Blue Metallic?

Our sources list Sapphire Blue Metallic on the 911 (991) (2014–2019, standard color), Boxster / Cayman (981/982) (2014–2019, standard color), Macan (95B) (2015–2021, standard color) and Panamera (970/971) (2014–2019, 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 Sapphire Blue Metallic a Paint to Sample color?

Our sources list Sapphire 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 Sapphire Blue Metallic may be a PTS order.

How can I tell if a Porsche is factory Sapphire 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 M5J and N1. A matching color name alone does not rule out a respray or wrap.

Sources

  1. 100,000th Macan from Leipzig (2015) — Porsche Newsroom
  2. Porsche Tennis Grand Prix: winner's cars — Porsche Newsroom
  3. 2016 Porsche Macan paint colors — PaintScratch (touch-up paint vendor) (secondary)
  4. 2016 Porsche paint color codes (all models) — AutomotiveTouchup (touch-up paint vendor) (secondary)

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