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      01-14-2023, 09:03 AM   #1
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Looks so nice. Anyone know what color this is?

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      01-14-2023, 09:17 AM   #2
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Could this be Tanzanite Blue II? Somtimes (under certain lighting conditions) I find it difficult to tell the difference between Carbon black and Tanzanite Blue II.
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Tanzanite Blue II Metallic

Cool video!
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Tanzanite Blue II Metallic

Cool video!
I thought so! Carbon black is a darker bluish-black. Tanzanite Blue II is more distinctly blue.
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      01-14-2023, 10:39 PM   #6
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I would love to see this color in person! Thanks for the link.
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      01-18-2023, 01:55 AM   #7
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I'm quite sure it's Tanzanite. I owned a Tanzanite Blue over Amaro Brown 2016 M5 Competition. Would only recommend if you live in a consistently sunny place - under certain lighting conditions it would looking sparkly and stunning as in some of the frames of that video, but on overcast days I came to referring to the color as sad purple. To be fair the newer cars are technically Tanzanite Blue II while mine was the original, so maybe that's slightly better?
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Carbon black is not too far off from this:

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I'm quite sure it's Tanzanite. I owned a Tanzanite Blue over Amaro Brown 2016 M5 Competition. Would only recommend if you live in a consistently sunny place - under certain lighting conditions it would looking sparkly and stunning as in some of the frames of that video, but on overcast days I came to referring to the color as sad purple. To be fair the newer cars are technically Tanzanite Blue II while mine was the original, so maybe that's slightly better?
You are right on the money! I have personally seen Tanzanite Blue II on a 2022 X7 on an overcast day and it does indeed still look like a "sad purple" which I don't quite like. In fact I had intended to order a new BMW in this color but the day I saw that Tanzanite Blue II X7, I completely changed my mind on the color. Having said that, the color is still gorgeous as long as the sun is shining
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