Marathon Blue Metallic

Marathon Blue Metallic (code L96M) is a medium-dark metallic blue with a composed, serious character — a color whose name invokes athletic endurance and determination rather than speed or drama, suggesting a hue designed for long-term satisfaction rather than immediate impact. The hex places it in the medium-dark blue zone without the extreme depth of Night Blue Metallic or the brightness of Cobalt Blue, and the metallic grain adds a clean, fine shimmer that gives the color its formal quality. As an L96M code, it sits within the VW Group metallic series used during the late-1970s through early-1980s period, when shared paint palettes across Porsche, VW, and Audi were standard practice. It appeared on the 911 and 912 during its active production years, where it offered a medium blue metallic option in a period when blues ranged from the vivid Gemini Blue to the subtle Petrol Blue. Surviving original-paint examples are genuinely uncommon, and the color's composed character makes it particularly effective on the more formal 911 SC and 928 configurations.