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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, also known as Jordy blue, is a light blue tertiary color. The typical Columbia blue is defined by Pantone as Columbia Blue 3 (PANTONE 292).^{[citation needed]}

[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 Zeta Chi Zeta of Oswego State 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:

Rye Neck High School (Mamaroneck, New York) Captain John L. Chapin High School (El Paso, TX) Centreville High School (Clifton/Centreville, Virginia) Paul M. Dorman High School (Spartanburg, SC) Thomas Jefferson High School (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gov. John Rogers High School (Puyallup, WA) East Buchanan High School (Winthrop, Iowa) Centennial High School (Champaign, Illinois) Camden County High School (Kingsland, Georgia) 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 Greeley West High School (Greeley, CO) Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy Montclair High School (Montclair, California) Nicolet High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) North Pike High School (Summit, Mississippi) Pinckneyville Community High School (Pinckneyville, Illinois) R B Stall High School (Charleston, SC) Shawnee Mission East High School Skyline High School (Pratt, Kansas) St. Joseph's High School (South Bend, Indiana) Springbrook High School (Silver Spring, Maryland) Thomas More High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) Twin Falls High School The Mary Louis Academy Jamaica Estates, NY University Academy (Kansas City, Missouri) Yorktown High School (Virginia) Roncalli High School (Wisconsin)

Columbia University Creighton University Johns Hopkins University Moorpark College University of Rhode Island Richard Stockton College Southern University Spelman College University of San Diego Sonoma State University Delaware 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.
• Every Argentina's National Teams (Soccer, Basketball, Rugby, Olympic Games...)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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