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      07-01-2012, 12:46 PM   #25
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Drives: F10 530D SE 2013 Imperial Blue
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Originally Posted by Bye Bye lexus View Post
I have a carbon black F10 but it looks to be the same color as imperial blue!? What's the difference.
Carbon Black is actually a really dark blue. In bright sunlight and certain angles it looks very deep blue but under darker lighting it looks almost black. So you could say its a really dark blue/black. I saw it on an X5 at my local dealer and it's really impressive. The downside is when it's dirty or dusty it can look more black than blue. Imperial Blue is a dark blue and would rarely be mistaken for black. It has a special Xirallic pigment in it that 'sparkles' like a metallic at different angles (but more colourful). On the downside when it's dirty or dusty it can look flat
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