Cambridge Blue (colour)

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Cambridge Blue
— Colour coordinates —
Hex triplet		#99cccc
RGBB	(r, g, b)	(163, 193, 173)
Source		[1]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Cambridge Blue is the colour commonly used by sports teams from Cambridge University. There is considerable dispute regarding the exact shade of the colour that should be used. Most notably, the colour used by the Cambridge University Boat Club is different from that used by the Rugby union club. The colour as used by the Rugby club (and generally) is Pantone PMS 324 or PMS 337. The Boat Club colour was created when Alf Twinn added more yellow to this shade, to create a colour that is best matched by NCS S 2020-G.^{[citation needed]}

The Cambridge University official colour style guide defines Cambridge Blue as Pantone 557, with the nearest equivalent web colour being #99CCCC.

The other (less traditional) colours selected for the house style are Pantone 285 (blue), 158 (orange), 369 (green), 513 (purple) and 7466 (cyan). Pantone 032 (red) and 109 (yellow) feature in the official University crest. Fortunately Cambridge Deep Blue (PMS 285) and Oxford Blue (PMS 282)^{[citation needed]} are distinct.

[edit] References

• Cambridge Identity Guidelines

v • d • e Shades of blue
Air Force blue	Alice blue	Azure	Baby blue	Blue	Brandeis blue	Cambridge Blue	Carolina blue	Cerulean	Cobalt blue
Columbia blue	Cornflower blue	Cyan	Dark blue	Denim	Dodger blue	Duke blue	Egyptian blue	Electric blue	Han blue
Indigo	International Klein blue	Light blue	Majorelle blue	Maya blue	Midnight blue	Navy blue	Periwinkle	Persian blue	Powder blue
Prussian blue	Royal blue	Sapphire	Sky blue	Steel blue	Teal	Ultramarine	Yale Blue
The samples shown above are representative only.