Colours of The Flag
Officially, the colours of the Icelandic flag follow a law set in 1991 which states that the colours must be the following Standard Colour of Textile (Dictionnaire Internationale de la Couleur) hues: flag means fáni
| Scheme | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTDIC | 693009 | 95 | ICELAND FLAG RED |
(Water-blue, snow-white, fire-red)
Recently, the government of Iceland has considered issuing colour specifications in the better known Pantone and CMYK systems. However, no official action was taken, and the PMS and CMYK specifications remain unofficial proposals.
| Scheme | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | 287 (approx. #0048E0) | 1c (approx. #FFFFFF) | I1795 (approx. #FF0F00) |
| CMYK | 100, 69, 0, 11.5 | 0, 0, 0, 0 | 0, 94, 100, 0 |
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