Electric blue is often used in literature to inject a striking punch of energy and otherworldly brightness into both characters and scenes. Authors have used it to enhance personal features—for instance, characters are noted for their “electric blue eyes” that capture an intense, vibrant spirit [1, 2], or even “teased electric blue hair” that sets them apart [3, 4]. The color also transcends character description, coloring entire atmospheres such as the vivid bursts amid darkness when dramatic events unfold [5, 6]. Additionally, electric blue frequently appears in depictions of fashion and decor—whether as a bold, modern dress [7] or a piece of plush upholstered furniture that commands attention [8]. In these ways, electric blue becomes not just a color, but a symbol of dazzling intensity and dynamic presence in literary narratives.
- I would recall Catherine, but when she came into my arms, I'd be holding Marian, brown and tawny, with her electric blue eyes and her vibrant nature.
— from Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith
- For a full minute she was silent, then her eyes came up and gave it back to me with their electric blue.
— from Highways in Hiding by George O. (George Oliver) Smith
- A group of whippet-thin boys in grey dusters with impossibly high sprays of teased electric blue hair followed.
— from Makers by Cory Doctorow
- Her hair was blowy, her face a keen pink, her eyes an electric blue by contrast.
— from The Titan by Theodore Dreiser
- At every moment this blackness was brightened by puffs of electric blue, extraordinarily vivid, as shells burst in the air.
— from The Soul of the War by Philip Gibbs
- Bright and fierce, a flare of electric blue came across the sky.
— from The Ghost of Mystery Airport by Van Powell
- She chose an electric blue, mid-thigh, sleeveless sheath dress that had a white stripe down each side-seam and fit her rather closely.
— from An Encounter in Atlanta by Ed Howdershelt
- “She's always said she was goin' to have gilt paper and marble tops and electric blue plush upholstered furniture.
— from An Alabaster Box by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman