France flag colors
France quietly changed its flag in 2020, returning the blue from the brighter European shade to the darker navy of the 1976 tricolour. Both versions remain in use on official buildings; the values here are the darker set.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | primary | #000091 | 0, 0, 145 | 240, 100%, 28% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Red | secondary | #E1000F | 225, 0, 15 | 356, 100%, 44% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 14.9 to 1.
Of 18 ordered pairs in this palette, 12 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 14 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Blue | White | Red | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 14.9Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 3.0Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.9Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 14.9White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 5.0White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Red | 3.0Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.0Red on White, passes AA for body text | 5.0Red on White, passes AA for body text | 4.2Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 14.9White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 5.0White on Red, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 1.4Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 4.2Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Other values you will see
The palette above is what France publishes. Below is what you will actually meet elsewhere, and where the two part company it is worth knowing which one you are looking at.
As drawn in the reference artwork
The largest gap of any flag reconciled here. The artwork keeps a navy that the 2020 change moved away from, so a browser rendering the standard image shows a different flag from the one now flown.
- Blue#002654
- White#FFFFFF
- Red#CE1126
An area measurement of the reference artwork, retrieved 2026-07-31
Sources
- The palette above: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_France