Duke blue
English
[edit]Noun
[edit]Duke blue (countable and uncountable, plural Duke blues)
- A shade of dark blue associated with Duke University. Since 2009, this shade is also called Duke Navy Blue, and a lighter shade, Duke Royal Blue, is associated with Duke University's athletics programs.
- Duke Navy Blue:
- Duke Royal Blue:
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- David wore blue jeans and a Duke blue shirt with collar buttons. He had an arm draped around Roberta's shoulders as we talked.
Adjective
[edit]Duke blue (not comparable)
- Of this dark blue shade.
See also
[edit]- Alice blue
- aqua
- aquamarine
- azure
- baby blue
- beryl
- bice
- bice blue
- blueberry
- blue green
- blue violet
- cadet blue
- Cambridge blue
- Carolina blue
- cerulean
- cobalt blue
- Copenhagen blue
- cornflower
- cornflower blue
- cyan
- dark blue
- Dodger blue
- duck-egg blue
- Duke blue
- eggshell blue
- electric blue
- gentian blue
- ice blue
- lapis lazuli
- light blue
- lovat
- mazarine
- midnight blue
- navy
- Nile blue
- Oxford blue
- peacock blue
- petrol blue
- postal blue
- powder blue
- Prussian blue
- robin's-egg blue
- royal blue
- sapphire
- saxe blue
- sky blue
- slate blue
- teal
- turquoise
- ultramarine
- Wedgwood blue
- zaffre