ɪnðə mˈɪd nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi tˈeɪlɚ ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə ðə kˈʌlɚ jˈuːzd ɪnðə hˈʊdz æz pælˈætᵻnˌeɪt blˈuː, dᵻspˈaɪt ɪt bˈiːɪŋ "ɹˈiəli ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv pˈɜːpəl".
In the mid-19th century, the university tailor referred to the colour used in the hoods as palatinate blue, despite it being "really a sort of purple".