CORVETTE COLORS
Laguna Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Laguna Blue Tintcoat on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1966, 2014–2016: what the color is, the GM paint code in every year, how many were built and what share of the year that was, the interiors it came with, a picture gallery for each year, the chart of its run and the colors that came before and after it.
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The Basics
The Color: Bright medium blue, named for Laguna Seca
GM Codes: 978, G7H
Years Offered: 1966, 2014–2016 (4 model years)
Generations: C2 (1963–67), C7 (2014–19)
Built: 11,935 with GM counts
Best Year: 2016, 3,585 cars (8.8% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 978 (1966), G7H Laguna Blue Tintcoat (2014–16, $995)
Extra Cost: $995, $995, (a tintcoat or premium paint in those years)
Paint Codes: 1966: PPG DDL-13188; 2014–2016: WA135X / PPG 935602
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Laguna Blue Tintcoat was offered on the Corvette in 1966, 2014–2016: 4 model years across the C2, C7 generations. GM’s color counts put 11,935 Laguna Blue Corvettes on the road, 3,585 of them in 2016 alone.
Bright medium blue, named for Laguna Seca. Its share of a year’s production ran from 7 to 9 percent. It was an extra-cost paint ($995, $995,). The interiors most often paired with it were Gray, Jet Black. The chart below shows the run year by year; the generation sections carry every year’s code, count, share, interiors and picture.
This page has every year Laguna Blue was offered with its GM code, how many were built, its share of the year and the interiors it came with, the site’s picture gallery for each year, a chart of the run, the related colors, and the FAQs. It is one of 77 color pages on CorvSport; the Blue Corvettes page lists every blue the factory ever sprayed, and Corvette Colors by Year has the full chart for each model year.
The Story of Laguna Blue
Laguna Blue was a 1966-only Sting Ray color, 2,054 cars, one of the race-track blues of the mid-years named for the Monterey circuit. Chevrolet revived the name for the C7 as Laguna Blue Tintcoat, a $995 three-stage paint that was on the 2014 Premiere Edition coupe and the 2014 pace car, and it sold about 3,000 to 3,600 cars a year from 2014 to 2016 — 8.8 percent of production each year.
Admiral Blue Metallic replaced it for 2017. The C7 Laguna Blue is lighter and brighter than the 1966 paint; both are on this page.
The Laguna Blue Cars to Know
1966 Laguna Blue Sting Rays (2,054); 2014 Stingray Premiere Edition coupe (Laguna Blue); 2016 Laguna Blue (3,585).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Laguna Blue by Generation
Laguna Blue across the 2 generations it was offered on: the years, the GM paint code each generation used, how many were built with GM’s counts, the biggest year and the interiors most often paired with it. Each generation has its own section below with every year.
MORE: THE C2 HUB / THE C7 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C2 Corvette | 1966 | 978 | 2,054 | 1966 (2,054) | — |
| C7 Corvette | 2014–2016 | G7H | 9,881 | 2016 (3,585) | Gray, Jet Black |
Laguna Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Laguna Blue in every year it was offered. The peak was 2016 at 3,585 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Laguna Blue on the C2 Corvette (1963–67)
Laguna Blue on the C2 (1963–67): offered 1966 as code 978. 2,054 cars by GM’s count. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C2 HUB / THE 1966 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C2 COLOR POSTS / ALL C2 COLORS
Laguna Blue C2 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Laguna Blue was offered on the C2: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Laguna Blue on the C7 Corvette (2014–19)
Laguna Blue on the C7 (2014–19): offered 2014–2016 as code G7H. 9,881 cars by GM’s count, the best year 2016 with 3,585. Every year links to its research page (the full color chart, options and prices for that year) and to the site’s picture post for the color.
MORE: THE C7 HUB / THE 2016 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C7 COLOR POSTS / ALL C7 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | G7H | 3,281 | 8.8%, #5 of 10 | Jet Black, Gray, Kalahari, Brownstone (3LT) | Pictures | Coupe 946; Coupe Z51 1,682; Convertible 308; Conv. Z51 341; $995, new that year; Premiere Edition coupe, pace car |
| 2015 | G7H | 3,015 | 8.8%, #5 of 10 | Gray, Jet Black, Kalahari, Brownstone | Pictures | Stingray coupe 1,706; Stingray convertible 409; Z06 coupe 642; Z06 convertible 258; $995 |
| 2016 | G7H | 3,585 | 8.8%, #5 of 11 | Jet Black, Gray/Dark Gray, Adrenaline Red, Kalahari, Brownstone | Pictures | Stingray coupe 1,889; Stingray convertible 396; Z06 coupe 1,011; Z06 convertible 289; $995 |
Colors Related to Laguna Blue
The colors that came before and after Laguna Blue, the ones it is confused with and the ones that shared its slot on the chart. Each has its own page or a line on its family page.
MORE: EVERY BLUE CORVETTE COLOR / ALL CORVETTE COLORS / COLORS BY YEAR
| COLOR | YEARS | BUILT | FAMILY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nassau Blue | 1965–1966, 1986–1989, 1997–2000 | 20,769 | Blue | See the Nassau Blue page |
| Rapid Blue | 2020–2025 | 13,185 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
| Elkhart Lake Blue | 2019–2023 | 8,900 | Blue | On the Blue Corvettes page |
| Jetstream Blue | 2008–2011 | 6,645 | Blue | See the Jetstream Blue page |
Laguna Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Laguna Blue: the GM order code on the trim tag or service parts label, GM’s WA formula number and the PPG / Ditzler and DuPont mixing codes where they are documented. Where a code is blank the sources did not list one; the notes say where a source disagreed.
MORE: THE RPO CODES LIBRARY / THE VIN DECODER
| YEARS | GM CODE | WA | PPG / DITZLER | DUPONT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 978 | — | DDL-13188 | — | Medium metallic blue (C2, one year only). (confidence: medium) |
| 2014–2016 | G7H | WA135X | 935602 | — | Bright medium blue metallic tintcoat; extra-cost. GM sales name 'Blue My Mind Metallic'. |
Blue Corvette Wallpapers
Desktop and phone wallpapers of blue Corvettes from the site’s wallpaper collections.
Blue Corvette Wallpapers — the color collection
All Corvette Wallpapers — by generation and by color
FAQs
What years was the Corvette offered in Laguna Blue?
1966, 2014–2016: 4 model years on the C2, C7. Laguna Blue was a 1966-only Sting Ray color, 2,054 cars, one of the race-track blues of the mid-years named for the Monterey circuit.
What is the GM paint code for Laguna Blue?
GM used 978, G7H across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1966: PPG DDL-13188; 2014–2016: WA135X / PPG 935602.
How many Laguna Blue Corvettes were built?
11,935 by GM’s counts (3,585 in 2016, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Laguna Blue?
1966 Laguna Blue Sting Rays (2,054); 2014 Stingray Premiere Edition coupe (Laguna Blue); 2016 Laguna Blue (3,585). In its years it was available on every body style and model unless the year’s note says otherwise; the year tables above say which.
Is Laguna Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Bright medium blue, named for Laguna Seca. It was an extra-cost paint in some years ($995, $995,), which is what the tintcoat or tri-coat label means: a base coat under a tinted clear and a clear, deeper to look at and harder to touch up.
What was the most popular year for Laguna Blue?
2016, with 3,585 cars, 8.8% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Laguna Blue?
Nassau Blue, Rapid Blue, Elkhart Lake Blue, Jetstream Blue. The Blue Corvettes page has every blue the factory offered, with the years and counts side by side.
Where can I see pictures of Laguna Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Laguna Blue was offered — real cars photographed in the real color — linked from the year tables above and in the picture grids on this page; the Blue Corvettes page and the wallpaper collection have more.
How does the Laguna Blue page fit with the rest of the Corvette colors research?
Every model year has a research page with the full color chart (codes, counts, interiors and soft tops), the Colors by Year page indexes them, every color with three or more years has a page like this one, and the twelve family pages (Red, Blue, Black, White, Silver, Yellow, Gray, Green, Orange, Purple, Gold, Brown) list every shade ever offered.
