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Carolina Blue Clothing

474 carolina blue styles from 51 brands, including Badger Sport, Sport-Tek and Augusta Sportswear, from $2.26. Carolina blue is the medium light blue made famous by the University of North Carolina. Suppliers also sell it as Columbia Blue, Sky Blue and Ceil Blue. We measured the actual fabric color of every colorway from supplier swatches and photos, so each product below is shown in a colorway that really is carolina blue.

Carolina Blue by garment:

Crewneck Sweatshirts (12)Hats (23)Hoodies (32)Long Sleeve Shirts (56)Pants & Joggers (17)Polo Shirts (84)Quarter-Zips (28)Shorts (28)T-Shirts (137)Tank Tops (24)

Other blues:

Navy BlueRoyal BlueCarolina BlueLight BlueSapphire Blue

What counts as carolina blue

Carolina Blue
#6DA3D5

Carolina blue is the medium light blue made famous by the University of North Carolina. Suppliers also sell it as Columbia Blue, Sky Blue and Ceil Blue. The swatch shows our reference color, #6DA3D5: the median fabric color of every in-stock garment sold under a carolina blue name. A colorway is listed on this page only if its measured fabric color is close enough to read as the same color side by side.

Suppliers sell the clothing on this page as Columbia Blue, Carolina Blue, Carolinabl, Ceil Blue, Power Blue, Ocean Blue, Blue Iris and Bluemist.

Who wears carolina blue

It's the color of North Carolina game days, and it's popular for youth sports, spring and summer events, and baby showers. Ceil blue, a close relative, is one of the most common scrubs colors in healthcare.

Light blues read as calm, friendly and approachable rather than formal.

Carolina Blue in school colors

These schools use a carolina blue in their official palettes. Each link has the official HEX, RGB, CMYK and Pantone values: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill school colors.

Printing and embroidery on carolina blue

Navy, white and black print well on Carolina blue; navy is the classic pairing. Light gray and yellow lose contrast.

What's available

474 styles from 51 brands, priced $2.26 to $102.38 (median $16.89). The most styles come from Badger Sport (46), Sport-Tek (42), Augusta Sportswear (29), Port Authority (28), Holloway (27), Badger (27). 26 of them are heathers, which read slightly lighter and softer than the solid color. Need a quantity for a team, school or company? We take purchase orders and can decorate or custom-make garments.

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