Design
The colours adopted by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, which replaced a darker version of the flag.
| Scheme | Blue | White | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pantone | Reflex Blue | Safe | Red 032 |
| CMYK | 100.70.0.5 | 0.0.0.0 | 0.90.86.0 |
| RGB | (0,85,164) | (255,255,255) | (250,60,50) |
| HTML | #0055A4 | #FFFFFF | #EF4135 |
| NCS | S 2565 R80B | base color | S 0580 Y80R |
Currently, the flag is 50 percent wider than its height (i.e. in the proportion 2:3) and, except in the French navy, has stripes of equal width. Initially, the three stripes of the flag were not equally wide, being in the proportions 30 (blue), 33 (white) and 37 (red). Under Napoleon I, the proportions were changed to make the stripes' width equal, but by a regulation dated 17 May 1853, the navy went back to using the 30:33:37 proportions, which it continues to use, as the flapping of the flag makes portions farther from the halyard seem smaller.
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