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| Electric blue | |
|---|---|
 Argon in a gas discharge lamp produces light of an electric blue color | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #7DF9FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (125, 249, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (183°, 51%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (91, 55, 197°) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Electric blue is acolor whose definition varies but is often considered close tocyan, and which is a representation of the color oflightning, anelectric spark, and the color of ionizedargon gas; it was originally named after theionized air glow produced duringelectrical discharges, though its meaning has broadened to include shades of blue that are metaphorically "electric" by virtue of being "intense" or particularly "vibrant". Electric arcs can cause a variety of color emissions depending on the gases involved, but blue and purple are typical colors produced in thetroposphere whereoxygen andnitrogen dominate.
The first recorded use ofelectric blue as a color name inEnglish was in 1845.[1][2] The color electric blue (the version shown below asmedium electric blue) was in vogue in the 1890s.[3]
| Electric Blue | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #2C75FF |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (44, 117, 255) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (219°, 83%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (52, 120, 259°) |
| Source | Pourpre.com |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The deep tone of electric blue displayed adjacent is the color calledbleu électrique in the Pourpre.com color list, a color list widely popular inFrance.[citation needed]
| Iridescent electric blue | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #3137FD |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (49, 55, 253) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (238°, 81%, 99%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (39, 133, 266°) |
| Source | www.art-paints.com |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
This shade of electric blue reflects the kind which is only metaphorically "electric". Itsiridescence is also metaphoric.
| Medium Electric Blue | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #035096 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (3, 80, 150) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (209°, 98%, 59%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (34, 64, 253°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Deep blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
The color displayed adjacent, titledmedium electric blue, is theelectric blue which "had an immense vogue in the latter 19th century".[3] Its source is a textile sample from the 1890s.[5][6]
Today, this tone remains typical of "electric blue"fabrics in themass market.
| Dark Electric Blue | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #536878 |
| sRGBB (r,g,b) | (83, 104, 120) |
| HSV (h,s,v) | (206°, 31%, 47%) |
| CIELChuv (L,C,h) | (43, 19, 234°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS[7] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish blue |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Dark electric blue is a darkcyan color that is the color calledelectric blue, formalized as a color in theISCC–NBS system in 1955.[8]
Thenormalized color coordinates for dark electric blue are identical toPayne's grey, which was first recorded as a color name in English in 1835.[9]
Theelectric blue crayfish is a species of freshwatercrayfish endemic toFlorida.
Theelectric blue gecko was first discovered by biologist William in the 1950s.[10]
Miss. Hunter, in theSherlock Holmes story "The Adventure of the Copper Beeches", was required to wear an electric blue dress. It first published in the UK inThe Strand Magazine, in June 1892.
In a 1998 retelling of the original 1963 story ofSuperman Red/Superman Blue, Superman is temporarily deprived of the solar energy which his body needs. To compensate, he harnesses electricity.[11] This eventually forces him to adopt a blue and white suit to prevent the energy from dispersing. He retained most of his abilities but lost his heat-vision and used electric attacks instead. Some fans refer to this version of Superman as "Electric Blue Superman".[12]
David Bowie's song "Sound and Vision" references the color in the third verse,
Blue, blue, electric blue
That's the color of my room
Where I will live
Blue, blue
Thenew wave bandIcehouse had a hit single in1987 titled "Electric Blue".
The color electric blue is associated with the astrological sign ofAquarius.[13]
electric blue.