Louisiana flag colors
A white pelican feeding its young on blue, the pelican in her piety, an old heraldic emblem of self-sacrifice. In 2006 the state corrected the design to restore three drops of blood on the pelican's breast, which had gone missing from most renderings.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | primary | #01447B | 1, 68, 123 | 207, 98%, 24% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 9.9 to 1.
Of 10 ordered pairs in this palette, 8 clear 4.5 to 1 for body text and 8 clear 3 to 1 for large text. Row is the text color, column is the background.
| Text color | Blue | White | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 9.9Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 9.9Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 2.1Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 9.9White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| White | 9.9White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 2.1Black 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_Louisiana.svg
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