Columbia blue

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Columbia blue
— Color coordinates —
Hex triplet		#75B2DD
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(117, 178, 221)
Source		[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Columbia blue is a light blue tertiary color. The typical Columbia blue is defined by Pantone as Columbia Blue 3 (PANTONE 292).

[edit] Usage, symbolism, colloquial expressions

Fraternities and Sororities Organizations, fraternities and sororities that use Columbia blue for their colors:

Delta Phi Omega Tau Zeta Acacia Lambda Kappa Sigma Philolexian Society of Columbia University

School Colors Columbia blue is used as one of the two or three color symbols for the following colleges, universities and high schools:

Paul M. Dorman High School (Spartanburg, SC) Thomas Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Centennial High School (Champaign, Illinois) Charlotte Catholic High School (Charlotte, NC) China Spring High School (China Spring, Texas) Clements High School (Sugar Land, Texas) Father Judge High School (Philadelphia, PA) Franklin Roosevelt High School (Dallas, TX) Glendale High School (Missouri) Greater Johnstown High School Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Montclair High School (Montclair, California) Pinckneyville Community High School (Pinckneyville, Illinois) R B Stall High School (Charleston, SC) Shawnee Mission East High School Skyline High School (Pratt, Kansas) South Bend St. Joseph's High School (South Bend, Indiana) Springbrook High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) Thomas More High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Nicolet High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Twin Falls High School University Academy (Kansas City, Missouri) Yorktown High School (Virginia)

Columbia University Creighton University Johns Hopkins University University of Rhode Island Southern University Spelman College University of San Diego Sonoma State University

Sports

• The Tampa Bay Rays selected Columbia blue as one of its three color symbols in September 2007. The color is used in the team's logos, uniforms and official merchandise.
• The Kansas City Royals "powder blue" uniforms that debuted in 2008 are actually Columbia blue.
• The Houston Oilers ,now Tennesee Titans used Columbia blue from 1960 to 1998 as a primary color.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Trademarx Online (Columbia University) - Color information and artwork page
• Columbia Lions
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