Pantone 296C

Pantone 296C is a deep, dark navy blue solid — identified not by a Porsche-specific name but by its Pantone reference number, which is an unusual way for an automotive color to be catalogued. The hex (#003A5D) confirms a very dark, highly saturated blue with almost no lightness, sitting in the range of deep maritime navy or dark corporate blue. The Pantone 296C designation suggests this color was specified through a brand or corporate channel — such as a manufacturer's fleet order, a limited market edition, or a special corporate livery — where precise color matching to a Pantone standard was the requirement rather than working from Porsche's own palette. Research has connected this color to what was later renamed Manaus Blue in the Porsche catalog, suggesting it transitioned from a Pantone specification to a named Porsche color at some point in its history. Its single spotter entry and unusual identification method make it one of the more technically interesting entries in the database for researchers studying how Porsche managed color specifications across different ordering channels.