United Kingdom flag colors
The Union Jack layers three crosses: St George for England, St Andrew for Scotland and St Patrick for Ireland, which is why the white appears as both a saltire and a fimbriation and ends up covering more of the flag than the blue does. Measured off the reference artwork, red takes 40 percent, white 35 percent and blue 26 percent.
Every color
| Color | Role | Hex | RGB | HSL | Pantone | CMYK | Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | primary | #C8102E | 200, 16, 46 | 350, 85%, 42% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| White | background | #FFFFFF | 255, 255, 255 | 0, 0%, 100% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
| Blue | secondary | #012169 | 1, 33, 105 | 222, 98%, 21% | -- | -- | Fill screen |
Contrast pairs
Red passes AA for body text on white, at 5.9 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 | Red | White | Blue | White | Black |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 2.5Red on Blue, fails AA for body text | 5.9Red on White, passes AA for body text | 3.6Red on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 14.8White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Blue | 2.5Blue on Red, fails AA for body text | 14.8Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 14.8Blue on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Blue on Black, fails AA for body text | |
| White | 5.9White on Red, passes AA for body text | 14.8White on Blue, passes AA for body text | 21.0White on Black, passes AA for body text | ||
| Black | 3.6Black on Red, fails AA for body text | 21.0Black on White, passes AA for body text | 1.4Black on Blue, fails 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_the_United_Kingdom.svg
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