The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team in the National League Central, playing at Wrigley Field on Chicago’s North Side. The team was founded in 1870 as the White Stockings and has been called the Cubs since 1903.
The primary logo is a red C with UBS inside a blue ring, worn on the left chest of the home uniform. The walking cub sleeve logo dates from 1997, and the all blue cap with a red C outlined in white was first worn in 1959.
Logo history
- Early years: The team uses a standing cub, an early C-UBS mark and a wishbone C.
- 1957: The first version of the current home uniform debuts.
- 1959: The blue cap with the red C appears.
- 1962: A cub head sleeve patch is added.
- 1997: The walking cub logo replaces it, and the primary logo gets thicker letters and circle.
This timeline lists only changes that a cited source confirms. Earlier or minor variants of the Chicago Cubs mark that could not be dated from a primary or reputable source are left out rather than guessed.
Logo colors
| Color | HEX | RGB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | #0E3386 | 14, 51, 134 | Commons SVG fill |
| Red | #CC3433 | 204, 52, 51 | Commons SVG fill |
| White | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | Commons SVG fill |
The Chicago Cubs palette in this draft has 3 recorded values. Blue is #0E3386, which is RGB 14, 51, 134. Red is #CC3433, which is RGB 204, 52, 51. White is #FFFFFF, which is RGB 255, 255, 255. Where a value comes from a redrawn vector rather than the owner’s own guide, check it against official files before using it in design work.
Values from the Commons SVG.
Typography
No typeface has been named by the team.
FAQ
What are the Cubs colors?
Blue #0E3386 and red #CC3433 in the Commons file.
When did the walking cub logo appear?
1997.
When did the team become the Cubs?
1903.
Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Cubs
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chicago_Cubs_logo.svg
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