Is the Modern Steel Metallic Purple/Lavender in the sun?

[Michael 90]

Been reading a lot about this on the internet. Seems like several people mention that it has a purple shade/hue to it under certain lighting. I saw one on the road the other night around dusk and I did in fact notice that the color turned into a shade of very light lavender. It's totally gray during the day though. I just want to settle this once and for all.

So all MSM owners and Civic (and Accord) fans, what do you think? As a guy, I'm not so sure I want to be driving around in a lavender colored car. Might go with the black.

Note: MSM is NOT the same as polished metal. MSM is new for the Civic in 2014. It has however been a color on the Accord's for years

 

[webby]

I would not consider it lavender/purple at all. You can see it in a slew of lighting conditions -
https://www.google.com/search?q=Mod...pDISfyASz2YDYDA&ved=0CB8QsAQ&biw=1423&bih=802

 

[Michael 90]

 

[webby]

 

[Michael 90]

Lol so you agree? @webby

 

[webby]

I truly don't. I never would have said it reminds me of lavender or purple.

 

[squiggy]

The metallics Honda is using do cause some weird appearances in color at dawn and dusk. My car looks straight up teal or a deep dark blue occasionally.

 

[webby]

at sunset the blue can look teal... I've seen that happen first hand.

 

[sircoffee]

Sun light + dust + pollen makes it look brown to me. Closer to the coffee color they offer.

 

[NoMoreNissans]

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i can definitely see the purple here. maybe it depends on the tint of your computer monitor lol

 

[Michael 90]

It is gray 90% of the time IMO but the other 10% in certain sunlight, especially the later hours of the afternoon (dusk) the lavender comes out. It's a much more dynamic gray compared to the Polished Metal color which is just straight up gray.

 

[ericc191]

I traded in my white 13 Si and they tried to get me to get the white or black 15 So cause that's all they had. I told them I'd wait for the MSM and I think it'll be worth it. I get the car in 2 more days and I'll post some pictures.

 

[Nomar06]

I guess it would depend on what you perceive to be purple but I don't see any hues of purple on my MSM sedan.

 

[Monk]

Least we not forget that everyone's own eye can perceive colours differently. All things being equal, even the same person can see different shades/colours from their own left/right eye.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_vision

 

[Chrisa70]

My MSM occasionally has that purple tint to it depending on the sun. But 90% of the time it's gray. The mother in law said it looks purple too in the sun.