CORVETTE COLORS
Light Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Light Blue Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1977, 1984–1985: 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: Light metallic blue, 1977 and 1984–85
GM Codes: 26, 20
Years Offered: 1977, 1984–1985 (3 model years)
Generations: C3 (1968–82), C4 (1984–96)
Built: 8,184 with GM counts
Best Year: 1977, 5,967 cars (12.1% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Corvette Light Blue 26 (1977), Light Blue Metallic 20 (1984–85); the 1978–79 Corvette Light Blue was sold as Frost Blue and is on that page
Paint Codes: 1977: WA4982; 1984–1985: WA7720 / PPG 3604 / DuPont B8322
Pictures: 3 picture posts on the site, one per model year
The Overview
Light Blue Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1977, 1984–1985: 3 model years across the C3, C4 generations. GM’s color counts put 8,184 Light Blue Corvettes on the road, 5,967 of them in 1977 alone.
Light metallic blue, 1977 and 1984–85. Its share of a year’s production ran from 2 to 12 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were Black, Medium Blue. 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 Light 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 Light Blue
Corvette Light Blue was the 1977 Corvette’s best-selling blue at 5,967 cars, and the name continued for 1978 and 1979 as the color the chart called Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue), which the site files as Frost Blue. The C4 Light Blue Metallic of 1984 and 1985 was a different, paler paint, about a thousand cars a year, and half of the Light Blue / Medium Blue two-tone.
No light blue has been offered since 1985.
The Light Blue Cars to Know
1977 Corvette Light Blue (5,967); 1984–85 Two-tone Light Blue / Medium Blue (D84); 1985 Light Blue Metallic (1,021).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Light Blue by Generation
Light 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 C3 HUB / THE C4 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C3 Corvette | 1977 | 26 | 5,967 | 1977 (5,967) | Black |
| C4 Corvette | 1984–1985 | 20 | 2,217 | 1984 (1,196) | Medium Blue |
Light Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Light Blue in every year it was offered. The peak was 1977 at 5,967 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Light Blue on the C3 Corvette (1968–82)
Light Blue on the C3 (1968–82): offered 1977 as code 26. 5,967 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 C3 HUB / THE 1977 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C3 COLOR POSTS / ALL C3 COLORS
Light Blue C3 Corvettes: The Pictures
The site’s picture post for each year Light Blue was offered on the C3: real cars in the real color, which no swatch shows properly.
Light Blue on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Light Blue on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1984–1985 as code 20. 2,217 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1984 with 1,196. 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 C4 HUB / THE 1984 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
Colors Related to Light Blue
The colors that came before and after Light 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frost Blue | 1959, 1978–1979 | 6,187 | Blue | See the Frost Blue page |
| Medium Blue | 1973–1974, 1979, 1984–1985 | 3,863 | Blue | See the Medium Blue page |
| Silver Blue | 1958, 1963–1964, 1982 | 6,251 | Blue | See the Silver Blue page |
| Bright Blue | 1975–1976, 1981–1982 | 6,705 | Blue | See the Bright Blue page |
Light Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Light 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 26 | WA4982 | — | — | Light blue metallic (C3). (confidence: medium) |
| 1984–1985 | 20 | WA7720 | 3604 | B8322 | Light blue 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 Light Blue?
1977, 1984–1985: 3 model years on the C3, C4. Corvette Light Blue was the 1977 Corvette’s best-selling blue at 5,967 cars, and the name continued for 1978 and 1979 as the color the chart called Corvette Light Blue (Frost Blue), which the site files as Frost Blue.
What is the GM paint code for Light Blue?
GM used 26, 20 across the years; the code changed when GM changed its coding system, not the paint. The paint-shop codes are 1977: WA4982; 1984–1985: WA7720 / PPG 3604 / DuPont B8322.
How many Light Blue Corvettes were built?
8,184 by GM’s counts (5,967 in 1977, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Light Blue?
1977 Corvette Light Blue (5,967); 1984–85 Two-tone Light Blue / Medium Blue (D84); 1985 Light Blue Metallic (1,021). 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 Light Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Light metallic blue, 1977 and 1984–85. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Light Blue?
1977, with 5,967 cars, 12.1% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Light Blue?
Frost Blue, Medium Blue, Silver Blue, Bright 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 Light Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Light 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 Light 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.
