Electric blue (color)
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The color electric blue comes in three basic shades.[citation needed]
The original, dark electric blue is a fabric color that was very popular in fashion in the 1890s. [1] This is shown below as dark electric blue.
The pale version of electric blue became popular in the 1950s and is a representation of a color of an electric spark. When one mentions the color electric blue it is the pale version that many baby boomers think of as being electric blue.[citation needed] This color is shown below as pale electric blue.[citation needed]
In fashion today, a deep medium electric blue color intermediate between these two colors is often termed electric blue in fabric as one can see by typing "electric blue" into Google images.[citation needed] A typical such color is shown below as medium electric blue.[citation needed]
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[edit] Dark electric blue (electric blue [fabric 1890s])
| Dark Electric Blue | ||
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| <imagemap>Image:Information-silk.png|About these coordinates
rect 0 0 50 50 About these coordinates desc none</imagemap> — 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 (electric blue [fabric 1890s]) is a dark cyan fabric color that reached the height of its popularity in French fashion in 1892. [2] This is the original color known as electric blue.[3]
The first recorded use of electric blue as a color name in English was in 1884. [4]
Source of color electric blue [fabric 1890s]: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of Electric blue (fabric 1890s) (color sample #186): This color matches the color shown as "electric blue" in the color sample in the book A Dictionary of Color.
[edit] Medium electric blue (electric blue [fabric 2000s])
| Medium Electric Blue | ||
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| <imagemap>Image:Information-silk.png|About these coordinates
rect 0 0 50 50 About these coordinates desc none</imagemap> — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #035096 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (3, 80, 150) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (180°, 30%, 60%) |
| Source | Internet | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Medium electric blue (electric blue [fabric 2000s]) is a representation of a typical contemporary "electric blue" fabric color.
[edit] Pale electric blue (electric blue [electric spark])
| Pale Electric Blue | ||
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| <imagemap>Image:Information-silk.png|About these coordinates
rect 0 0 50 50 About these coordinates desc none</imagemap> — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #7DF9FF | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (125, 249, 255) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (180°, 40%, 90%) |
| Source | Color Lovers | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | ||
Pale electric blue (electric blue [electric spark]) is a color close to cyan that is a representation of the color of lightning, electric sparks, and argon signs. Argon Sign:
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Argon Sign |
[edit] Electric blue in culture
- A color called electric blue (a light blue, metallic colour) has been made available on Saab automobiles.
- 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]
- Electric Blue is a Southern California rock group. [7]
- Electric Blue is the debut solo album by Erasure frontman Andy Bell, released October 3, 2005.
- "Electric Blue" is a song by the Australian rock group Icehouse.
- Electric Blue is a song by the band The Cranberries.
- Electric Blue is the title of a series of British direct to video erotic video magazines from the 1980s, often seen on the Playboy Channel.
[edit] References
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Electric Blue [fabric 1890s]: Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample I7
- ^ Electric Blue 28 at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ Website of Thai go-go bar Club Electric Blue:
- ^ Website of rock band Electric Blue:
| Shades of cyan | ||||||||||||
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| Alice blue | Aqua | Aquamarine | Baby blue | Bondi blue | Cerulean | Cyan (process) | Electric blue | Pine green | Robin egg blue | Teal | Turquoise | Viridian |
