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Santorini Blue II

Paint code 327 · Special order · BMW classic Santorini Blue
32built
An F80 M3 in Santorini Blue II

4 of 7 photos measured

Front ¾ · Sun

01 / 07

Photo: Cars & Bids · radgsx

Tied #23 most common of 94 special-order colors.

Bimmerpost build sheets, 2018

Santorini Blue II (327) is a solid BMW Individual paint, seen on the F80 M3 for US model years 2015–2018. 32 F80 M3s were painted in it. Counted in 2018 from every car's build sheet. Model years

The dot is the body color picked off that photo.

4 measured photos

Each dot is the color picked off the body in one real photo. The light and the camera both move it.

3 points of lightness, brightest to darkest photo.
0 · black100 · white

Dots: the 4 measured photos. Line: BMW's own color chip.

  • Sun, front 3/4: #0175cb, lightness 55. Photo: Cars & Bids · radgsx
  • Sun, rear 3/4: #0973c1, lightness 54. Photo: Cars & Bids · radgsx
  • Sun, front 3/4: #0171c3, lightness 54. Photo: Cars & Bids · radgsx
  • Sun, side: #0269c8, lightness 53. Photo: Cars & Bids · radgsx

Where they went

Santorini Blue II: cars by market and model, Bimmerpost build-sheet tally
MarketPre-LCILCICSTotal
US & Canada315–18
Europe/RoW–4–4
RHD markets–10–10
All329032
BMW changed the model in mid-2015. In the US, pre-LCI cars are mostly 2015 models. Bimmerpost build-sheet tally, 2018.Source

By year

MDataWorks counts 32: 9 manual and 23 DCT. 14 had the Competition Package.

Santorini Blue II: cars by market and year, MDataWorks
Market2015201620172018Total
US233513
Canada1–315
Europe/RoW–1–34
UK/AU/JP10–––10
All1346932

What they sell for

1 sold at public auction.

$95,500 typical sale price.
Public auction sales of Santorini Blue II F80 M3s
Car and dateMilesPrice and listing
2018 M3 Competition · Manual2026-07-21 · 430 mi$95,500Cars & Bids

Swatch color is an estimate. Reference

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