No, more of a whitish colour. I think it was bluer when it was new though (not overwhemingly so though - you'd still want actinics if you wanted a blue sheen, I would think).
I find with stuff backordered at J&L though it's very rarely too long to wait - at least the last 2 or 3 things I've inquired about, ended up being in stock a couple days later. Maybe fire off an email to them and ask..
Edit: failing that, I noticed premiumaquatics.com has them:
http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merch...y_Code=mh-250w