Laos flag colors
Red, blue and red in a one to two to one ratio with a white disc centred on the blue. It is the only flag of a communist state that uses neither a star nor a hammer and sickle.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | primary | #CE1126 | 206, 17, 38 | 353, 85%, 44% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Blue | secondary | #002868 | 0, 40, 104 | 217, 100%, 20% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.6 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 | Red | Blue | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 2.5Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.6Red on White, passes AA for body text | 5.6Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.7Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Blue | 2.5Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.0Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 14.0Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.5Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.6White on Red, passes AA for body text | 14.0White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 5.6White on Red, passes AA for body text | 14.0White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.7Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 1.5Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Laos.svg
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