Flag of Cabo Verde

Country

Flag of Cabo Verde uses blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars. Ratio 10:17 and current adoption September 22, 1992.

Hoist Ratio 10:17 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Cabo Verde
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Cabo Verde
Identifier	CV / CPV
Region	Western Africa

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	September 22, 1992
First Documented Use	1992
Proportion	10:17
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, White, Red, Yellow
Construction	Blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue	#003893	0, 56, 147	100, 62, 0, 42
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
Red	#CF2027	207, 32, 39	0, 85, 81, 19
Yellow	#F7D116	247, 209, 22	0, 15, 91, 3

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the ocean and the sky.
White	peace.
Red	effort and determination.
Yellow	the ten stars.
Ten stars	The ten islands of the archipelago.
Circle of stars	National unity.

Proportions

Ratio	10:17
Hoist	10 units
Fly	17 units

About the Flag of Cabo Verde

Blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars The recorded proportion is 10:17. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal multi-band designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Cabo Verde is Blue (#003893), White (#FFFFFF), Red (#CF2027) and Yellow (#F7D116). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Ten stars: The ten islands of the archipelago; Circle of stars: National unity.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1992. The adoption field for the present record is September 22, 1992.

Additional flag context

The 1992 redesign was a deliberate break: the previous flag shared its Pan-African design with Guinea-Bissau, and the new one moved to blue, white and red instead.

The ten stars form a ring rather than a row, one for each island of the archipelago, treating them as a single unit.

The blue represents the Atlantic, which surrounds the country entirely and is more of its territory than the land is.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars, a 10:17 proportion and the visible ten stars. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Cabo Verde — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal multi-band flags

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Facts about the Flag of Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde is recorded as blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars.
The reference proportion for the flag of Cabo Verde is 10:17.
The stored palette for Cabo Verde contains Blue, White, Red and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is September 22, 1992.
The design record traces first use to 1992.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal multi-band design family in this library.
Ten stars: The ten islands of the archipelago.
Circle of stars: National unity.
The 1992 redesign was a deliberate break: the previous flag shared its Pan-African design with Guinea-Bissau, and the new one moved to blue, white and red instead.
The ten stars form a ring rather than a row, one for each island of the archipelago, treating them as a single unit.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Cabo Verde

What does the flag of Cabo Verde look like?

Blue field with red stripe between white stripes and a ring of ten stars, with a recorded proportion of 10:17.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Cabo Verde?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 10:17.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Cabo Verde?

The reference palette lists Blue #003893, White #FFFFFF, Red #CF2027 and Yellow #F7D116.

What do the symbols on the flag of Cabo Verde represent?

Ten stars — The ten islands of the archipelago. Circle of stars — National unity.

When was the present flag record for Cabo Verde adopted?

The adoption field in this record is September 22, 1992.

Which design family does the flag of Cabo Verde belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal multi-band designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Cabo Verde?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.