Slate Blue Metallic

Slate Blue Metallic (661, Schieferblaumetallic) is a quiet, cool metallic blue in the grey-blue register — a color that reads as a muted, composed blue-grey with metallic depth, occupying the tonal territory between a true steel blue and a conventional grey metallic. Rennbow and paint cross-reference sources confirm it was available on both the 911 (911 SC and 911 Carrera) and the 928 S for 1983 and 1984 — making it a color that bridged the sports car and grand touring lines of the era in a consistent, understated palette choice. A brief appearance on the 2012 991-generation 911 is also documented in Rennbow, suggesting either a PTS revival or a brief standard offering in that year. Its four-paint-can rarity rating reflects that while it was offered on two premium models for two consecutive years, it was seldom chosen — buyers in that era tended toward the darker, more assertive metallics or the cleaner Guards Red and white options. Surviving 928 S examples in Slate Blue Metallic have a particular period elegance, the color suiting the grand touring proportions with appropriate restraint.