CarPaintCode
3V Bright Blue Metallic

Ford paint code 3V

Bright Blue Metallic, also listed as Light Regatta Blue Metallic.

Code
3V (also seen as 5480, 6006)
Finish
Metallic
Colour family
Blue
Code in use
1977–1987 across Ford
Models
2
Screen colour
#216F8F approximate

Ford models with paint code 3V

Years are the overlap of the code's years with each model's production years. ≈ production years of the model line, not the exact variant; ? production years not confirmed yet.

ModelYearsColour name
Ford Ford1977 ?Bright Blue Metallic
Ford Mercury1977 ?Bright Blue Metallic
1 more model listed with this code, but outside their production years

Where to find code 3V on your Ford

Safety compliance certification label on the driver's door jamb. Two characters next to EXT PNT, for example UH (Agate Black) or YZ (Oxford White).

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Touch-up paint for Bright Blue Metallic

Ask for Ford 3V and give the model year: paint suppliers mix by code, and some codes have several variants (this one also appears as 5480, 6006).

This is a metallic colour: it needs a basecoat and a clear coat. Pens and aerosols for metallics usually come with a separate clear.

Read the touch-up paint guide before you start.

Similar Ford colours

3ZMedium Blue Metallic1979–1997 6563Medium Lapis Metallic1992–1997 7170Aqua Blue Metallic2007 6485Bimini Blue Metallic1991–1994 LABrillant Blue 2039Dark Moss Green Metallic1967 5970Med Reg Blue Metallic1985 6096Med Regatta Blue Metallic1986–1987