Flag of Cape Verde
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Flag ratio: 2:3
The national Flag of Cape Verde was adopted on September 22, 1992 and symbolized a break in relations with Guinea-Bissau, with whom Cape Verde was to unite.
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[edit] Description
The 10 stars on the flag represent the main islands of the nation (a chain of islands off the coast of Africa). The blue colour represents the ocean and the sky. The band of white and red represents the road toward the construction of the nation, and the colours stand for peace (white) and effort (red). The yellow colour and circular formation of the stars, as well as the dark blue colour of the field show some similarity to the flag of the European Union. The stripes are in 6:1:1:1:3 ratio, and the circle of stars is centered 3/8 along the fly.
[edit] Proportions
The Constitution of the Republic[1] does not specify which are the official proportions for the height and for the width of the flag. The dimensions of the several parts partes that make up the flag are given proportionally to the dimensions of the sides, without specifying those dimensions. However, the proportion most widely used is 2:3[2], which is the same proportion that was used in the flag prior to 1992. Consequentely, the proportion of 2:3 is the de facto (but not de jure) proportion.
[edit] Color shades
The Constitution does not specify either which are the official shade colors for the flag colors. However, the most widely used color shades are the primary colors of the RYB color model:
| Color | 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% |
Consequentely, these color shades are the de facto (but not de jure) color shades.
[edit] History
The original flag was introduced on independence in 1975, with the common African colours of red, green and yellow; it is identical to the flag of Guinea-Bissau except with the charge in the hoist-side stripe.
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