| Cardinal | ||
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| Hex triplet | #C41E3A | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (196, 30, 58) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (350°, 85%, 77%) |
| Source | unsourced | |
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B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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Cardinal is a vivid red, which gets its name from the cassocks worn by Catholic cardinals (although the color worn by cardinals is actually scarlet). The family of birds takes its name from the color.
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The corresponding Pantone Matching System (PMS) color is 200, as seen in the school colors for Wisconsin. However, Stanford's, M.I.T.´s, and U.S.C.´s PMS color is 201, while Carnegie Mellon and Worcester Polytechnic Institute use PMS 187, Brown University uses PMS 192, and Ball State University uses PMS 199. Catholic University´s PMS color is 1805.
The hex triplet for the web-safe version of the color is #CC2233.
| Shades of red | |||||||||
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| Alizarin | Amaranth | American Rose | Burnt sienna | Burgundy | Candy apple red | Cardinal | Carmine | Carnelian | Cerise |
| Chestnut | Coquelicot | Coral red | Crimson | Dark pink | Dogwood rose | Falu red | Fire engine red | Flame | Fuchsia |
| Lava | Lust | Magenta | Maroon | Mauve | Mauve taupe | Orange-red | OU Crimson Red | Persian red | Persimmon |
| Pink | Puce | Raspberry | Red | Red-violet | Rose | Rose madder | Rosewood | Rosso corsa | Ruby |
| Rufous | Rust | Sangria | Scarlet | Terra cotta | Tuscan red | Upsdell red | UP Maroon | Venetian red | Vermilion |
| The samples shown above are representative only. | |||||||||
   | Catholic University´s - Catholic University Athletics |
| | M.I.T.´s - MIT Graphic Identity: Colors |
| | U.S.C.´s - USC Graphic Identity Program : Print : Colors and Typefaces |
| | Carnegie Mellon - Our Official University Identity System |
| | Worcester Polytechnic Institute - WPI Visual Policies & Style Manual : WPI Colors |
| | BF2S Color Guide - BF2S Forums / -=Colours - A guide=- |
| | Stanford's - Stanford University Design Guidelines |
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