Nautic Metallic

Nautic Metallic (Nautic Metallic, code LY5Z) is a deep, dark blue metallic with an oceanic character — a very dark navy blue that reads as almost black in reduced light while revealing its blue depth in direct sun, with a clean, fine metallic grain that produces a composed, serious finish rather than a decorative sparkle. The hex confirms extreme darkness, placing it among the deepest blue metallics of the late-1980s Porsche palette. The color was available in 1987 and 1988 on the 924S and 944, where it appeared as a sophisticated alternative to the era's more common Slate Grey Metallic or Pewter options. Rennbow documents it under the name Nautic Blue Metallic with the same code LY5Z, while some paint suppliers list it variously as Ocean Blue or Nautical Blue — reflecting informal naming variations common to period VW Group paint codes. The two-year production window on a limited platform makes original-paint examples uncommon, and the color's extreme darkness gives surviving well-maintained cars a particularly dramatic and formal appearance.