Are Columbia and Carolina blue similar?

Yes, Columbia Blue and Carolina Blue are very similar colors. Columbia Blue is an official color of Columbia University with the hexadecimal code #9DBFC5, while Carolina Blue is an official color of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, with the hexadecimal code #89CFF0. However, the human eye cannot perceive such a slight difference in colors; therefore, people may consider them almost indistinguishable tones of baby blue.