National colours of Ukraine
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The national colours of
Blue and gold are also national colours of Sweden, Palau and Kazakhstan.
Origins
Scheme | Strong azure | Yellow |
---|---|---|
Pantone | Pantone Coated 2935 C | Pantone Coated Yellow 012 C[2] |
RAL | 5019 Capri blue | 1023 Traffic yellow |
RGB color model | 0, 91, 187 | 255, 213, 0 |
CMYK
|
100, 47, 0, 0 | 0, 4, 100, 0 |
HEX | #0057b8 | #ffd700 |
Websafe
|
#0066cc | #ffcc00 |
The colors in the Ukrainian flag are often interpreted to represent golden fields of grain under a clear blue sky, appropriate for a country known as the "bread basket" of its area.[3]
The Ukrainian flag was light blue over yellow prior to the establishment of the Soviet Republic. Used sparingly, blue signifies blue skies or air. It can be used to denote good health.
Decorations
Ukraine's state coat of arms feature the same colours found on the Ukrainian flag; a blue shield with gold trident, called the tryzub, which means 'trident' (more literally 'three teeth').[3] It appears on the Presidential standard of Ukraine. Blue coloured tridents are considered to be irregular representation by the Ukrainian Heraldry Society.
In addition to the Hero of Ukraine Order,[4] decorations that include or consist of the national colours are the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, Order of Liberty, Order of Danylo Halytsky, Order of Merit, Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Shevchenko National Prize.
Sport
In many international team sports Ukraine (such as in the
Branding
Ukraine International Airlines current livery is a "Eurowhite" scheme,[5] comprising a white fuselage with UIA titles and a Ukrainian flag. The tail is blue with a yellow line across it. This livery has been in use since the late 1990s. The tail was white with two thick blue lines, which tapered from the rear of the tail and met at a point towards the front bottom.
References
- ^ Флаг Украины [Flag of Ukraine] (in Russian). CMPT Graphics. 30 May 2003. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ Svirko, W.; A. Rubcov; A. Gorpinchenko; W. Sinel'nikova; G. Docenko; O. Kupko; I. Potapenko; E. Ershova (September 2006). State Flag of Ukraine. DSTU 4512:2006. Kyiv: State Standards of Ukraine. p. 7.
- ^ a b Trach, Nataliya (26 August 2016). "The story behind 2 top Ukrainian symbols: National flag and trident". Kyiv Post. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- Presidential Administration of Ukraine. Archived from the originalon 24 January 2014. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
- ^ "Home". flyuia.com.