Electric blue

Electric Blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#7DF9FF
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(125, 249, 255)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 40%, 90%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Electric blue is a color close to cyan that is a representation of the color of lightning, an electric spark, and argon signs.^{[citation needed]}

An argon sign has an electric blue glow.

Historical evolution of electric blue

The color electric blue comes in four basic shades..^{[citation needed]}

The original electric blue, shown here as dark electric blue, was in vogue in the 1890s.^[1] The first recorded use of electric blue as a color name in English was in 1884.^[2]

The pale version of electric blue became popular in the 1950s and is a representation of the actual color of an electric spark.^{[citation needed]} When one mentions the color electric blue it is the pale version that many baby boomers think of as being electric blue.^{[citation needed]}

A bright tint of electric blue shown here as rich electric blue became popular in the 1980s and 1990s for women's bikinis and is widely used in the sex industry.^{[citation needed]}

In the fashion industry today, a medium color intermediate between the colors rich electric blue and dark electric blue is often termed electric blue in fabric for clothes designed for the mass market.^{[citation needed]} A typical such color is shown below as medium electric blue.^{[citation needed]}

Rich electric blue

Rich Electric Blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#0892D0
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(8, 146, 208)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 35%, 75%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Displayed at right is the color rich electric blue, a color widely used in the sex industry because it is a popular color for women's bikinis.^{[citation needed]}

Medium electric blue

Medium Electric Blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#035096
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(3, 80, 150)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 30%, 60%)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Medium electric blue is a representation of a typical contemporary "electric blue" fabric color.^{[citation needed]}

Dark electric blue

Dark Electric Blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#536878
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(83, 104, 120)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(180°, 20%, 25%)
Source		ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Dark electric blue is a dark cyan color that is the original color called electric blue, which reached the height of its popularity in 1892. ^[3]

Source of color electric blue [1890s]: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of (dark) electric blue (color sample #186): This color matches the color shown as "electric blue" in the color sample in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color.^{[citation needed]}

Electric blue in culture

Astrology

• The color electric blue is associated with the astrological sign of Aquarius. ^[4]

Erotica

• Electric Blue 28 is a 1985 pornographic movie featuring Traci Lords. ^[5]
• The Club Electric Blue is a go-go bar that is located in the Patpong neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand.^[6]

Music

• Electric Blue is a 1987 song released by the Australian band Icehouse, co-written with John Oates.
• Electric/Blue is a 1997 jazz fusion album by Joe Deninzon.^{[citation needed]}
• Electric Blue is the debut solo album by Erasure frontman Andy Bell, released October 3, 2005.
• Electric Blue is featured in the lyrics of the David Bowie song Sound and Vision as the color of his future livingroom:

Blue blue electric blue is the colour of my room where I will live blue blue

• Electric Blue is a Belgian blues power trio founded by guitarist Willie Vann (www.willievann.be).

References

1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156
2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill, p.194; Color Sample of Electric Blue [fabric 1890s]: Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample I7
3. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156
4. ^ Parker, Derek and Julia Aquarius (Part of the Planetary Zodiac Library) New York:1972 A Mitchell Beazley/Ballantine Book Page 14
5. ^ Electric Blue 28 at the Internet Movie Database
6. ^ Website of Thai go-go bar Club Electric Blue: