Electric blue (color) - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This box shows the color electric blue.
 
An argon sign has an electric blue glow.


Electric blue is a color that is a bright tone of cyan.

The first recorded use of electric blue as a color name in English was in 1884.[1]

Meaning of electric blue[change | change source]

  • The tones of electric blue represent something or someone that is energetic like lightning.

Tones of electric blue color comparison chart[change | change source]

Name Color HEX Code Red Green Blue Hue Sat Lum Source
Electra #96DED1 150 222 209 169° 52% 73% ISCC-NBS
Electric blue #7DF9FF 125 249 255 183° 100% 75% www.99colors.net
Vivid Electric Blue #3ECAE8 62 202 232 191° 79% 58% Prismacolor PC1040 Electric Blue
Rich Electric Blue #0892D0 8 146 208 199° 93% 42% www.99colors.net
Deep Electric Blue #2C75FF 44 117 255 219° 100% 59% French Electric Blue Electric Blue (Pourpre.com)
Blue #0000FF 0 0 255 240° 100% 50% color wheel Blue (web color)
Medium Electric Blue #035096 3 80 150 209° 96% 30% www.99colors.net Electric Blue Maerz & Paul
Italian Electric Blue #003399 0 51 153 220° 100% 30%
Medium Electra #367588 54 117 136 194° 43% 37% Electric (ISCC-NBS)
Dark Electric Blue #536878 83 104 120 206° 18% 40% Electric Blue (ISCC-NBS)

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References[change | change source]

  1. 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