CORVETTE COLORS
Quasar Blue Corvette: Every Year, Code and How Many Were Built
Quasar Blue Metallic on the Chevrolet Corvette, 1990–1993: 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: Medium-bright metallic blue, 1990–1993
GM Codes: 80
Years Offered: 1990–1993 (4 model years)
Generations: C4 (1984–96)
Built: 3,238 with GM counts
Best Year: 1992, 1,043 cars (5.1% of the year)
Color Family: Blue (every blue Corvette color)
Also Called: Code 80
Paint Codes: 1990–1993: WA9544 / PPG 4267 / DuPont B9060
Pictures: 4 picture posts on the site, one per model year
By Generation: C4
The Overview
Quasar Blue Metallic was offered on the Corvette in 1990–1993: 4 model years across the C4 generation. GM’s color counts put 3,238 Quasar Blue Corvettes on the road, 1,043 of them in 1992 alone.
Medium-bright metallic blue, 1990–1993. Its share of a year’s production ran from 2 to 5 percent. It was a no-cost color. The interiors most often paired with it were 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 Quasar 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 Quasar Blue
Quasar Blue Metallic was new for 1990 (474 cars) and ran four years, about a thousand a year in 1991 and 1992, the C4’s only blue of its time apart from Steel Blue. It is a clean mid-blue, the color of the 1991 ZR-1 press cars.
Admiral Blue replaced it for 1994.
The Quasar Blue Cars to Know
1991 ZR-1s in Quasar Blue; 1992 Quasar Blue (1,043); 1990 Quasar Blue (the first year).
MORE: THE MOST POPULAR COLORS BY GENERATION / 70 YEARS OF LEAST & MOST POPULAR COLORS / ALL BLUE CORVETTES
Quasar Blue by Generation
Quasar Blue across the 1 generation 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 C4 HUB
| GENERATION | YEARS | CODE(S) | BUILT | BEST YEAR | INTERIORS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C4 Corvette | 1990–1993 | 80 | 3,238 | 1992 (1,043) | Black |
Quasar Blue by Year: How Many Were Built
GM’s production counts for Quasar Blue in every year it was offered. The peak was 1992 at 1,043 cars; the full table for each year, with codes, shares and interiors, is in the generation sections below.
Quasar Blue on the C4 Corvette (1984–96)
Quasar Blue on the C4 (1984–96): offered 1990–1993 as code 80. 3,238 cars by GM’s count, the best year 1992 with 1,043. 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 1992 RESEARCH PAGE / ALL C4 COLOR POSTS / ALL C4 COLORS
| YEAR | CODE | BUILT | SHARE | INTERIORS | PICTURES | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 80 | 474 | 2.0%, #9 of 10 | Black, Saddle | Pictures | new that year |
| 1991 | 80 | 1,038 | 5.0%, #7 of 10 | Black, Saddle | Pictures | — |
| 1992 | 80 | 1,043 | 5.1%, #8 of 9 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray, White | Pictures | — |
| 1993 | 80 | 683 | 3.2%, #8 of 10 | Black, Light Beige, Light Gray, White | Pictures | — |
Colors Related to Quasar Blue
The colors that came before and after Quasar 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steel Blue | 1975, 1990–1991 | 2,916 | Blue | See the Steel Blue page |
| Admiral Blue | 1994–1996, 2016–2019, 2027 | 8,525 | Blue | See the Admiral Blue page |
| Bright Aqua | 1992–1996 | 5,733 | Blue | See the Bright Aqua page |
| Medium Blue | 1973–1974, 1979, 1984–1985 | 3,863 | Blue | See the Medium Blue page |
Quasar Blue Paint Codes: GM, WA, PPG and DuPont
The codes a body shop or a judge needs for Quasar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–1993 | 80U | WA9544 | 4267 | B9060 | Medium-bright 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 Quasar Blue?
1990–1993: 4 model years on the C4. Quasar Blue Metallic was new for 1990 (474 cars) and ran four years, about a thousand a year in 1991 and 1992, the C4’s only blue of its time apart from Steel Blue.
What is the GM paint code for Quasar Blue?
Code 80. The paint-shop codes are 1990–1993: WA9544 / PPG 4267 / DuPont B9060.
How many Quasar Blue Corvettes were built?
3,238 by GM’s counts (1,043 in 1992, the biggest year).
Which Corvette models and editions came in Quasar Blue?
1991 ZR-1s in Quasar Blue; 1992 Quasar Blue (1,043); 1990 Quasar Blue (the first year). 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 Quasar Blue a metallic, a tintcoat or a solid color?
Medium-bright metallic blue, 1990–1993. It was a no-cost color in every year it was offered.
What was the most popular year for Quasar Blue?
1992, with 1,043 cars, 5.1% of that year’s production.
What colors are similar to Quasar Blue?
Steel Blue, Admiral Blue, Bright Aqua, Medium 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 Quasar Blue Corvettes?
The site has a picture post for each year Quasar 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 Quasar 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.
