School colors

[5] Some American schools have adopted one or more of the colors of red, white or blue from the national flag.

[7] The use of colors to identify university sports teams dates back at least to the second Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge in 1836.

[14] In addition, various groups that generate support for athletic teams, including cheerleaders and marching bands, wear uniforms with the colors of their school.

For example, the Palatinate (Durham) and the African Violet (Loughborough) in the UK,[16][17] and the Harvard Crimson and Cornell Big Red in the US.

[19][4] Schools in the US that award an academic hood to their students and abide by the American Council on Education guidelines use hoods lined with their school colors and trimmed with velvet in a color indicating the discipline of the degree.

The UCLA marching band dressed in the school's "True Blue" and gold colors in 2010
Princeton University 's store, featuring the school's orange and black colors
Nippon Sport Science University Rugby Football Club players wearing their light and dark blue colors
Edge Hill University 's academic colors of heliotrope (purple), gold, and green seen on the hood of honorary graduate Sue Smith
A 1907 postcard representing Columbia University , featuring a woman dressed in Columbia blue