Sweden flag colors
Sweden defines its flag in the Natural Color System, a Swedish standard built around how colours are perceived rather than how they are mixed. The official values are NCS 0580-Y10R for the yellow and NCS 4055-R95B for the blue, with Pantone numbers given as a second reference.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | primary | #005583 | 0, 85, 131 | 201, 100%, 26% | PMS 301 C/U | -- | Fill screen |
| Yellow | secondary | #FFC200 | 255, 194, 0 | 46, 100%, 50% | PMS 116, or PMS 109 U | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Blue passes AA for body text on white, at 8 to 1.
Of 12 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 | Yellow | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 4.9Blue on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 8.0Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 2.6Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| Yellow | 4.9Yellow on Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.6Yellow on White, fails AA for body text | 13.0Yellow on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| White | 8.0White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 1.6White on Yellow, fails AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | |
| Black | 2.6Black on Blue, fails AA for body text | 13.0Black on Yellow, passes AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text |
Sources
- Every color on this page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Sweden
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