Blu Tour de France
Blu Tour de France is a Ferrari blue paint color in the Blu & Azzurro family (Ferrari files it under Blu): hex #273457, RGB 39, 52, 87, closest Pantone PMS 533 C, factory paint code 522 (Ferrari configurator).
| Family | Blu & Azzurro — Ferrari blue colors |
|---|---|
| Hex | #273457 |
| RGB | 39, 52, 87 |
| CIE L*a*b* | 22.2, 6, -22.8 |
| Closest Pantone | PMS 533 C (#353F5B, ΔE 4.3) |
| Alt. published hex | #2243AA · RAL 5002 [Exotic Car Colors] |
| Paint code | 522 (Ferrari configurator); 522 (PPG); 226917 |
| Code systems | PPG (1990s onward) 522 |
| Ferrari configurator | Offered in Ferrari's current configurator as BLU TOUR DE FRANCE 522 / BLU TOUR DE FRANCE 70 — Racing-stripe color. [ferrari.com] |
| Matte version | Blu Tour de France Opaco — own page; the same pigment in a matte finish |
| Finish | Gloss · Metallic |
| Value | Verified color chip |
Sources: Ferrari Colors blog · carpaints.co · codes: FWD, TCR
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The story of Blu Tour de France
The name points to the Tour de France Automobile — the French road race run from 1899 to 1986, Wikipedia records — which Ferrari won every year from 1956 to 1964 with the 250 GT Berlinetta, the short-wheelbase 250 GT and the 250 GTO; Ferrari says the organizers allowed a winning constructor to use the event's name in a model title, which is how the 250 GT Berlinetta became the Tour de France. In Ferrari's account of the 1956 win, Alfonso de Portago's car was French racing blue with white number roundels. No source states when the paint entered the range or why it took the name. RM Sotheby's has cataloged a 2007 612 Scaglietti shown at the 2006 Paris Motor Show and a 2017 F12tdf in Blu Tour de France, and a 2004 Enzo later refinished in it.
Sources: Ferrari — 250 GT Berlinetta · Ferrari magazine — 250 GT Tour de France 1956 · RM Sotheby's — 612 Scaglietti, Paris show car · RM Sotheby's — F12tdf 220191, Amelia Island 2019 · RM Sotheby's — Enzo 136085, London 2017 · Wikipedia, Tour de France Automobile · Grokipedia, Tour de France Automobile (cites automedia.revsinstitute.org and cars.bonhams.com)