Blu Chiaro
Blu Chiaro is a Ferrari blue paint color in the Blu & Azzurro family (Ferrari files it under Blu): hex #7E9FB0, RGB 126, 159, 176, closest Pantone PMS 5425 C, factory paint code 106-A-38.
| Family | Blu & Azzurro — Ferrari blue colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #7E9FB0 |
| RGB | 126, 159, 176 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 63.6, -7.3, -12.5 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 5425 C (#8499A5, ΔE 3.6) |
| Paint code | 106-A-38; FER503/C; Italver 19343 M |
| Code systems | Glidden-Salchi (1960s–70s) 106-A-38 — the 106- prefix marks a metallic · Italver / Max Meyer (1960s–70s) Italver 19343 M — the coachbuilders' chip-book numbers · Glasurit (early 1980s onward) FER 503/C — the /C suffix marks a metallic |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · codes: 308, 330GT
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The story of Blu Chiaro
Blu Chiaro appears in two code systems on the 308-328.com register: 106-A-38 among the paint codes specific to the 308 GT4 from 1973 to 1980, and FER503/C as a Glasurit metallic from late 1981. The Dino 246 carried it as Blu Chiaro Metallizzato: Gooding Christie's catalogs 1972 Dino 246 GT chassis 04860, delivered new to Beirut, as one of 52 examples factory-finished in the color, sold for $516,500 at Amelia Island in 2026, and 1974 Dino 246 GTS chassis 08466 as still wearing its original Blu Chiaro Metallizzato over Nuvola leather, sold for $621,000 at Pebble Beach in 2026. The color continued on the Testarossa: RM Sotheby's sold two cars cataloged with original Blue Chiaro paint, chassis ZFFSG17A8K0082752 (1989) and ZFFSG17A2L0085244 (1990, delivered to Hollywood Sport Cars and Ferrari Classiche certified).
Sources: 308-328.com, 308 paint codes · Gooding Christie's, 1972 Dino 246 GT 04860 · Gooding Christie's, the same car's result, Amelia Island 2026 lot 147 · Gooding Christie's, 1974 Dino 246 GTS 08466, Pebble Beach 2026 lot 185 · RM Sotheby's, 1989 Testarossa ZFFSG17A8K0082752, Monterey 2015 · RM Sotheby's, 1990 Testarossa ZFFSG17A2L0085244, Monterey 2024