Duke blue

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounDuke blue (countable and uncountable, plural Duke blues)

plural Duke blues

  1. countableuncountableA 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.

    David wore blue jeans and a Duke blue shirt with collar buttons. He had an arm draped around Roberta's shoulders as we talked.

    2022 March 15, John LeBar, Allen Paul, College Sports on the Brink of Disaster: The Rise of Pay-for-Play and the Fall of the Scholar-Athlete, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
adjectiveDuke blue (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf this dark blue shade.
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APA

Duke blue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duke%20blue

MLA

“Duke blue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Duke%20blue. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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