International Klein Blue in Culture
- Literature
- In the novel Zero History by William Gibson, the character Hubertus Bigend has a suit made of material in IKB. In the novel he states that he wears this because the intensity of the color frequently makes other people uncomfortable, and because he is amused by the difficulty of reproducing the color on a computer monitor.
- Music
- Yves Klein Blue, an Australian rock band, take their name from the color.
- In 1982 Danish rock band Kliche released an instrumental named International Klein Blue : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4jnYvF1XHw&feature=related
- Elijah Blue c/o American synth rock band Deadsy boasts International Klein Blue as an official color or entity added to his character/persona.
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