Question about seaside pearl

[lovemygreys]

We've delayed putting our deposit down and ordering our first Prius mainly because I've been hemming and hawing over the color. We pretty much drive a car until the wheels fall off, so I'll be living with this color for a long time.

Anyhoo...I thought I'd decided on Mag Grey. Then, after seeing more Prii on the road, I decided I wanted a brighter color. Hubby nixed Driftwood and White. So...I thought I'd decided (based on web pics) on Seaside Pearl.

Yesterday as we pulled into Costco, hubby exclaimed "Prius! In the light blue!" so we hurridly parked to go observe the color in person. I thought it was a light blue, but I swear this Prius had a distinctly purple hue to the blue color. It almost looked like a light purple jelly bean. So, it's now got me back on the fence about color. Did I maybe see an old Prius color instead of the real Seaside Pearl they use now? Were my eyes playing tricks on me? Or is there really a purple hue to Seaside Pearl.

Please help! Once I decide *for sure* we finally put in our order.

[eurosteve]

Hi-

No purple hue in Seaside Pearl. I've got one...

Steve

[Eunurse]

I have the seaside pearl as well and I don't see any purple in it. When I ordered my car I said no red or black and my first choice was the seaside pearl or gold. I was so pleased that my frist choice was what came in. One of these days I'll get a pic posted. There are several folks here on priuschat that have the color so take a look and see what ya think.
Congrats on what ever choice you make.

[lovemygreys]

Thanks!!!!!!!! I think I'm going to stick with the seaside pearl then. I figured if there was a purple hue that it would have shown in at least *one* of the pics I'd seen online. Definitely helps to get your feedback! I guess I was imagining things...DH said it didn't look purple to him.

I guess we'll be off to the dealer soon! Woohooo!

[cycledrum]

You may have seen a bunch of Seaside Pearl's on the road that are faded or dirty. It's a nice mid-range blue when in good shape.

[Joekc]

No purple in mine. Maybe you were seeing it late in the day when there's more red in the sunlight?

[paprius4030]

I bet you saw a Prius in the NEW blue, the name escapes me now. It's a new color starting with the 08's, it's much brighter (Neoniske) than Seaside Pearl but seem to show the dirt more than Seaside Pearl.

[oregonmike]

Originally Posted by paprius4030

I bet you saw a Prius in the NEW blue, the name escapes me now. It's a new color starting with the 08's, it's much brighter (Neoniske) than Seaside Pearl but seem to show the dirt more than Seaside Pearl.

I believe you might have seen one in the Spectra Blue Mica, which depending on the sun/shade angles might have hints of purple hue in it. I have seen only a few in passing around here, not a bad color. You could check out Toyota's website but the colors are not shown in their full "light". Try searching here or looking at the thread entitled " Newbies - Let's See Some Pics!".

[lovemygreys]

It didn't look dark blue enough to be the Spectra Blue...but maybe it was. Looking through the Newbies - pics thread, I'm sure now that it wasn't the seaside pearl. Time of day was about 2pm, so lighting was pretty good.

I've gone from silver pine mica > silver > magentic grey > barcelona red > seaside pearl. I've nearly driven my poor husband crazy debating it. But, I think I'm finally ready to commit...mostly b/c I want my Prius!!

[eclectcmoi]

I have a Seaside Pearl and in different lights, the color looks different. Sometimes it does almost look like a periwinkle blue color to me.