Meissen Blue

Meissen Blue (code 5703) is a soft, medium-light solid blue — a color that takes its name from the famous Meissen porcelain tradition of Saxony, which has been producing fine china in distinctive blue-and-white patterns since the 18th century. The color evokes the specific blue of Meissen's iconic cobalt-decorated porcelain — a clean, slightly greyish blue with a refined, aristocratic quality that reads as European and traditional rather than vivid or sporty. It appeared primarily on the 356A during the mid-to-late 1950s, where it represented one of the more elegant and unusual blue options available on the early sports car. As a period 356A color, surviving original-paint examples are among the most carefully documented and researched in the entire Porsche collector community — colors from this period require factory records, period color charts, or Porsche Certificate of Authenticity documentation for authentication. The Meissen reference gives this blue a cultural and historical depth appropriate to Porsche's earliest production era.