Columbia blue
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| Columbia blue | ||
|---|---|---|
| — Color coordinates — | ||
| Hex triplet | #75B2DD | |
| RGBa | (r, g, b) | (117, 178, 221) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (204.8°, 47%, 86.67%) |
| a: 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).
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Columbia blue is used as one of the two color symbols for colleges and universities such as Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. Some fraternities and sororities also use Columbia blue for their colors, e.g. Omega Tau Zeta, Alpha Phi Alpha, Acacia, and Lambda Kappa Sigma.
