Columbia blue | |
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Color coordinates | |
Hex triplet | #C4D8E2 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (196, 216, 226) |
CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (13, 4, 0, 11) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (200°, 13%, 89%) |
Source | Columbia University |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Columbia blue, also known as Jordy blue, is a light blue tertiary color named after Columbia University. The color itself derives from the official hue of the Philolexian Society, the university's oldest student organization. The official Columbia color is Columbia blue, defined as Pantone 290 (Hex #C4D8E2). It is often mistaken for the official color of Columbia Athletics, defined as Pantone 292 (Hex #62A8E5), which is slightly darker.
Organizations, fraternities and sororities that use Columbia blue for their colors:
Columbia blue is used as one of the two or three color symbols for the following colleges, universities and high schools: