mike-415
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I took a bunch of real-life photos of an Ocean Blue 70D next to my (sadly dirty and dingy) Opulent Blue Cadillac. Even dirty, the Cadillac's shade is a more saturated blue. But the Ocean looks great!
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3s-a-charm
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I love how Californians always say their cars are sooooo dirty - try living in our (Canadian) world! My car goes from detailed to looking like I went off-roading in the mountains in a matter of days. It's a futile battle! Your car looks super clean in these photos. It's all relative I guess.
AndreyATC
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tdelta1000
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Pinot.Noir
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You've not been to sea.....have you. I've seen the ocean in so many states of blue that I'd never know what Ocean Blue actually means.
Reminds me of home. The ocean can look like a deep blue for sure. I was slightly happy with Warm Silver, but after seeing some more shots, I'm sold on this!
Pinot.Noir
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Almost, moved to the West Coast of Canada almost 20 years ago. It's Brig Bay harbour on the northern tip of Newfoundland. Just came across that one when looking for a typical pic of how blue the ocean looks from back home.
Pinot.Noir
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Ugh. So torn. Was really hoping for something a little more like BMW's Montego Blue which looks a lot like what is on the homepage at tesla.com. But these pics look significantly darker than that. Kinda wish I had pulled the trigger on my Gray, Gray, Gray configuration before the wife saw this new blue.
Pinot.Noir
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Ditto!
Actually in som lighting my car doesn't look a whole lot different than these photos of ocean blue.
So the real-world pictures tell the real story: it's just another pointless dull shade of navy. 
Seriously though, they should gauge people's interest in other more vibrant colors. Could be that nobody would even choose from the boring ones were there actually other choice (apart from the red). But then it's already a sea of boring car colors out there anyway in general, maybe that's what people really want and why they just went with the flow on their current palette.
Seriously though, they should gauge people's interest in other more vibrant colors. Could be that nobody would even choose from the boring ones were there actually other choice (apart from the red). But then it's already a sea of boring car colors out there anyway in general, maybe that's what people really want and why they just went with the flow on their current palette.I'm happy with the look of Ocean Blue, and that it stays blue even in the dark or cloudy weather. It reminds me a lot of the color I previously had on a Ford Edge.
I do agree Tesla should be more adventurous with colors since all the cars are custom ordered. The only reason most car companies have bland palettes is because that's what dealers find easiest to sell. You'll rarely find bright colors on a lot even if the manufacturers show them online. There is no reason for Tesla to follow this trend, and I hope the new paint shop will allow them to branch out even more over time.
I do agree Tesla should be more adventurous with colors since all the cars are custom ordered. The only reason most car companies have bland palettes is because that's what dealers find easiest to sell. You'll rarely find bright colors on a lot even if the manufacturers show them online. There is no reason for Tesla to follow this trend, and I hope the new paint shop will allow them to branch out even more over time.
