Eton blue
Eton blue is a shade of greenish blue or bluish green used since the early 19th century by sportsmen of Eton College. It is similar to the colour Cambridge blue used by the University of Cambridge.
| 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) | |
Chelsea FC wore Eton blue from its founding in 1905 as the Earl of 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.
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