Columbia blue

Columbia Blue
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B9D9EB
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(185, 217, 235)
HSV (h, s, v)	(202°, 21%, 92%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(85, 25, 226°)
Source	Columbia University[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very light greenish blue
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Columbia blue is a light blue color named after Columbia University. The color itself derives from the official hue of the Philolexian Society, the university's oldest student organization. Although Columbia blue is often identified with Pantone 292, the Philolexian Society first used it in the early 19th century, before the standardization of colors. Pantone 290, a slightly lighter shade of blue, has also been specified by some Columbia University offices, and is the current official color listed by the Columbia University visual communications office. Several other shades are also used by parts of the university in an official capacity.

The color has been adopted by several fraternities and sororities across the United States as well as by numerous secondary schools and other colleges and universities including Johns Hopkins University. It has also been used as the official color of a number of sports teams, including the Houston Oilers, the Buffalo Braves, and the Tampa Bay Rays.