Flag of Cape Verde
The flag of Cape Verde is divided into five disproportionate horizontal stripes. The top-most stripe of blue, which equals to one half to the width of the flag, is trailed by three stripes of white, red, and white, each equal to 1/12 of the width, and a bottom stripe of blue, which equals to 1/4 of the flag width. The stripes are in a ratio of 6:1:1:1:3. A circular structure of ten, yellow, five-pointed stars are placed at the center, on the red stripe, and located at 3/8 of the length of the flag from the hoist side.
Symbolism
- The rectangular shape of the flag comprising the large blue field symbolizes the endless area of the sea and sky
- Blue represents the sea and the sky
- White stand for the peace that country needs
- Red is for the seamless efforts
- The 10 stars represent the ten islands situated in the blue sea (a series of islands off the coastline of Africa)
- The circular formation of the stars signifies the unity of Cape Verdean Nation
Colors
Following is the color scheme generally used for the flag of Cape Verde:
Colors |
Web colors |
RGB |
CMYK |
HSV |
Blue |
#0000ff |
0, 0, 255 |
100%, 100%, 0%, 0% |
240, 100, 100% |
White |
#ffffff |
255, 255, 255 |
0%, 0%, 0%, 0% |
0, 0, 100% |
Red |
#ff0000 |
255, 0, 0 |
0%, 100%, 100%, 0% |
0, 100, 100% |
Yellow |
#ffff00 |
255, 255, 0 |
0%, 0%, 100%, 0% |
60, 100, 100% |
The flag was adopted on 22 Sep 1992, when Cape Verde lastly detached its associations with Guinea-Bissau.
