| Eton blue | |
|---|---|
 Colour coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A0D1CA |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (160, 209, 202) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (171°, 23%, 82%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (80, 25, 179°) |
| Source | Eton College |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellowish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Eton blue is a shade of greenish blue[1] or bluish green[2] used since the early 19th century by sportsmen of Eton College.[3][4] It is similar to the colour Cambridge blue used by the University of Cambridge.
Chelsea FC wore Eton blue from its founding in 1905 as the Earl Cadogan, who was the club's president and held the title Viscount Chelsea, was an Old Etonian. They changed to their darker shade of Royal Blue in 1907.[5][6]
Eton blue is also used by Geelong Grammar School, a prestigious boarding school in Geelong, Australia, which has been dubbed as 'Australia's Eton', owing to its similarities with English public schools. [7]
- ^ "Eton blue". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/6525577226. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
- ^ "Definition of ETON BLUE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ "Eton Blue". Eton College. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Campbell, Lachlan. "The History of Eton Blue". New & Lingwood. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "History: The 1900s". Chelsea FC. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (2 September 2020). "Premier League 2020-21 preview No 5: Chelsea". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Our History & Heritage".