Flag of India

Country

Flag of India uses horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra. Ratio 2:3, current adoption July 22, 1947 and design credited to Pingali Venkayya (based on his earlier design).

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of India
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of India
Identifier	IN / IND
Region	Southern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	July 22, 1947
First Documented Use	1947
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	India Saffron, White, India Green, Navy Blue
Designer	Pingali Venkayya (based on his earlier design)
Construction	Horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra
Common Name	Tiranga (the tricolour)

Documented Colour Values

Colour	HEX	RGB	CMYK
India Saffron	#FF9933	255, 153, 51	0, 40, 80, 0
White	#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0
India Green	#138808	19, 136, 8	86, 0, 94, 47
Navy Blue	#000080	0, 0, 128	100, 100, 0, 50

Design and Symbolism

India Saffron	courage and sacrifice.
White	peace and truth.
India Green	faith, fertility and prosperity.
Navy Blue	the chakra.
Ashoka Chakra	The 24-spoked wheel of law from the Lion Capital of Ashoka — the wheel of dharma, standing for continuous motion and progress.
Khadi rule	By law the flag must be made from hand-spun khadi cloth.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of India

Horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for India is India Saffron (#FF9933), White (#FFFFFF), India Green (#138808) and Navy Blue (#000080). 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

Ashoka Chakra: The 24-spoked wheel of law from the Lion Capital of Ashoka — the wheel of dharma, standing for continuous motion and progress; Khadi rule: By law the flag must be made from hand-spun khadi cloth.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1947. The adoption field for the present record is July 22, 1947. The designer is recorded as Pingali Venkayya (based on his earlier design).

Additional flag context

The Ashoka Chakra in the centre has twenty-four spokes and is taken from the Lion Capital of Ashoka, a third-century BCE sculpture.

It replaced the spinning wheel of the earlier Indian National Congress flag when the design became national in 1947.

Indian law long required the flag to be made of hand-spun khadi cloth, and the Flag Code sets out detailed rules on display that were relaxed in 2002 to allow private citizens to fly it freely.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra, a 2:3 proportion and the visible ashoka Chakra. 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 — India — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal tricolour with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of India

India is recorded as horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra.
The reference proportion for the flag of India is 2:3.
The stored palette for India contains India Saffron, White, India Green and Navy Blue.
The adoption field for this country flag record is July 22, 1947.
The design record traces first use to 1947.
Pingali Venkayya (based on his earlier design) is credited in the dataset as the designer of the flag.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal tricolour with a central emblem design family in this library.
Ashoka Chakra: The 24-spoked wheel of law from the Lion Capital of Ashoka — the wheel of dharma, standing for continuous motion and progress.
Khadi rule: By law the flag must be made from hand-spun khadi cloth.
The Ashoka Chakra in the centre has twenty-four spokes and is taken from the Lion Capital of Ashoka, a third-century BCE sculpture.
It replaced the spinning wheel of the earlier Indian National Congress flag when the design became national in 1947.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of India

What does the flag of India look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a navy chakra, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of India?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of India?

The reference palette lists India Saffron #FF9933, White #FFFFFF, India Green #138808 and Navy Blue #000080.

What do the symbols on the flag of India represent?

Ashoka Chakra — The 24-spoked wheel of law from the Lion Capital of Ashoka — the wheel of dharma, standing for continuous motion and progress. Khadi rule — By law the flag must be made from hand-spun khadi cloth.

When was the present flag record for India adopted?

The adoption field in this record is July 22, 1947.

Who designed the flag of India?

The designer is recorded as Pingali Venkayya (based on his earlier design).

Which design family does the flag of India belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal tricolour with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.