Electric blue (color)

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Electric blue is a color close to cyan that is a representation of the color of lightning, an electric spark, and argon signs.

Historical evolution of electric blue

The color "electric blue" comes in four basic shades.

The original "electric blue" , shown here as "dark electric blue", was in vogue in the 1890s. Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156 ] The first recorded use of "electric blue" as a color name in English was in 1884. [ 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]

The pale version of "electric blue" became popular in the 1950s and is a representation of the actual color of an electric spark.Fact|date=August 2008 When one mentions the color "electric blue" it is the pale version that many baby boomers think of as being electric blue.Fact|date=August 2008 This color is shown below as simply "electric blue", since this is the color most commonly rendered as "electric blue" and it is the actual color of an electric spark.Fact|date=August 2008

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.Fact|date=August 2008

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.Fact|date=August 2008 A typical such color is shown below as "medium electric blue".Fact|date=August 2008

Rich electric blue

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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.

Medium electric blue

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Medium electric blue is a representation of a typical contemporary "electric blue" fabric color.

Dark electric blue

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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. [ Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Discussion of color Electric Blue Page 156 ]

Source of color electric blue [1890s] : [http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-e.htm 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".

Electric blue in culture

Erotica
* Electric Blue 28 is a 1985 pornographic movie featuring Traci Lords. [ imdb title|id=0195677|title=Electric Blue 28 ]
* The "Club Electric Blue" is a go-go bar that is located in the Patpong neighborhood of Bangkok, Thailand. [ [http://www.clubelectricblue.com/ Website of Thai go-go bar Club Electric Blue:] ]

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.
* Electric Blue is the debut solo album by Erasure frontman Andy Bell, released October 3, 2005.
* "Electric Blue" is a Southern California rock group. [ [http://www.electricblue.net/ Website of rock band Electric Blue:] ]

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