Here are a few thoughts, as I've studied this issue for many years. In fact I have a presentation I give on this subject as part of the ACM distinguished lecturer program and the IEEE Computer Society's distinguished visitor program. 1) There actually have been academic programs called computer science engineering, but the name never caught on.
The color black represents strength, seriousness, power, and authority. Black is a formal, elegant, and prestigious color. Authoritative and powerful, the color black can evoke strong emotions and too much black can be overwhelming. In heraldry, black is the symbol of grief.
the colors red white blue and gold represent the national skillsusa organization red and white represent the individual states and chapters blue represents the common union of the states and of the chapters gold represents the individual the most important element of the organization