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Palatinate is a colour associated with the County of Durham, England. It comes in two versions, a Palatinate blue associated with the county and a Palatinate purple associated with the university.

Palatinate Blue

Palatinate blue
— Colour coordinates —
Hex triplet		#273BE2
B	(r, g, b)	(39, 59, 226)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(244°, 84%, 77%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the colour Palatinate blue. This is a shade of blue, coming from the colours of the Coat of Arms of the palatine County Durham in England.

Palatinate Purple

Palatinate Purple
— Colour coordinates —
Hex triplet		#682860
B	(r, g, b)	(104, 40, 96)
HSV	(h, s, v)	(277°, 47%, 44%)
Source		Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the colour Palatinate purple, associated with Durham University. Its Pantone number is 266.

Symbolism of Palatinate

• The purple colour is associated with Durham University, the sporting colours of Durham, awarded by Durham University Athletic Union, are known as Palatinates.

See also

• List of colours

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