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| Carolina blue | ||
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| — Commonly represents — | ||
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| Hex triplet | #99BADD | |
| sRGBB | (r, g, b) | (156, 186, 227) |
| CMYKH | (c, m, y, k) | (47.1, 19.5, 0.0, 13.3) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (210.9°, 30.8%, 86.7%) |
| Source | Pantone | |
| Color space | PMS | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Carolina blue (also known as Tar Heel blue) is the shade of blue used as one of the official school colors of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The color is sometimes referred to as light blue, sky blue, powder blue, or baby blue. The name is derived from the popular usage of "Carolina" to refer to the university. For clarity in branding and marketing, the University Licensing Office has defined the color as Pantone 278.1
Use of the light blue color at UNC dates from 1795 when the Dialectic (blue) and Philanthropic (white) Societies of the university chose representative colors. Society members would wear a blue or white ribbon at university functions, and blue or white ribbons were attached to the diplomas of graduates.2 When football became a popular collegiate sport in the 1880s, the UNC football team adopted the light blue and white of the Di-Phi Societies as the school colors.3
References
- ^ "Trademarks and Licensing." University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved on March 10, 2008.
- ^ "Culture Corner: Di-Phi: The Oldest Organization", Carolina Review, vol. XIII, no. 6 (March 2006), p. 13. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
- ^ "Joining the Societies, Information Petitioners Should Know, Origin of Colors", Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies. Retrieved on May 13, 2008.
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