Blu NART
Blu NART is a Ferrari blue paint color in the Blu & Azzurro family (Ferrari files it under Blu): hex #2C485E, RGB 44, 72, 94, closest Pantone PMS 302 C, factory paint code 523 (Ferrari configurator).
| Family | Blu & Azzurro — Ferrari blue colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #2C485E |
| RGB | 44, 72, 94 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 29.4, -3.6, -16.2 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 302 C (#004F6D, ΔE 5.8) |
| Paint code | 523 (Ferrari configurator); 226847; 605114 |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as BLU NART 523 / BLU NART WB — 2-layer special paint. [ferrari.com] |
| Offered on | 296 GTB · 296 GTS · 296 Speciale · 296 Speciale A · 12 Cilindri · 12 Cilindri Spider · Amalfi · Amalfi Spider · F80 · Luce · Purosangue · Roma Spider (configurator, October 2026) |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic · 2-layer |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · carpaints.co · codes: FWD, TCR
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About Blu NART
Blu NART is a historic Ferrari color which was named after the North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T.) that used the color. Visually it's similar at first glance to the well known Blu Tour de France with the difference being that NART appears less saturated.
The story of Blu NART
Ferrari itself uses the name: the 458 Speciale A, premiered at the 2014 Paris motor show, wore a triple-layer yellow with a central stripe in Blu Nart and Bianco Avus. The name was in use by 1999, when a 550 Maranello, chassis ZFFZR49B000114934, was delivered new in Italy in Blu NART over Beige, one of fewer than 50 so ordered according to RM Sotheby's, which sold it at Monterey in 2026 for $610,000. The 2016 F60 America chassis ZFF85BHA4G0215096, a tribute to the 275 GTB/4 NART Spider — Chinetti's North American Racing Team of 1958, Wikipedia records — was finished in Blu Nart and sold for $3,635,000 in 2021, and a 2011 599 GTO offered by Mecum in May 2026 was listed with special-order Blu Nart 523, an out-of-range paint priced at $8,712. On Ferrari's Tailor Made site, an 812 Competizione's livery stripe has a center band in gloss Blu Nart, paint code 605114.
Sources: Ferrari release on the 458 Speciale A (Maranello, 25 Sep 2014), reproduced by supercars.net · RM Sotheby's, 1999 550 Maranello, Monterey 2026 lot 245 · RM Sotheby's, 2016 F60 America, Monterey 2021 lot 254 · Mecum lot text (16 May 2026) reproduced by The Classic Valuer · Ferrari Tailor Made, 812 Competizione 289559 · Wikipedia, North American Racing Team · Grokipedia, North American Racing Team (cites ferrari.com and 24h-lemans.com)