Flag of Ukraine

Country

Flag of Ukraine uses horizontal bicolour. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption January 28, 1992.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Ukraine
Entity Type	Country
Identifier	UA / UKR
Region	Eastern Europe

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	January 28, 1992
First Documented Use	1848
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Blue, Yellow
Construction	Horizontal bicolour

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Blue		#005BBB	0, 91, 187	100, 51, 0, 27
Yellow		#FFD500	255, 213, 0	0, 16, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Blue	the clear sky.
Yellow	the fields of ripe wheat.
Origin	The colours of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, read today as a blue sky over golden wheat fields.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Ukraine

Horizontal bicolour The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Ukraine is Blue (#005BBB) and Yellow (#FFD500). 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

Origin: The colours of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, read today as a blue sky over golden wheat fields.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1848. The adoption field for the present record is January 28, 1992.

Additional flag context

The blue over yellow is generally read as sky above a wheat field, an interpretation that is popular rather than official.

The colours derive from the medieval heraldry of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia and were used by the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918.

The flag was banned throughout the Soviet period and restored in 1991; flag day is observed on 23 August.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bicolour, a 2:3 proportion and the visible origin. 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 — Ukraine — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bicolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Ukraine

Ukraine is recorded as horizontal bicolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Ukraine is 2:3.
The stored palette for Ukraine contains Blue and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is January 28, 1992.
The design record traces first use to 1848.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour design family in this library.
Origin: The colours of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, read today as a blue sky over golden wheat fields.
The blue over yellow is generally read as sky above a wheat field, an interpretation that is popular rather than official.
The colours derive from the medieval heraldry of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia and were used by the short-lived Ukrainian People's Republic in 1918.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Ukraine

What does the flag of Ukraine look like?

Horizontal bicolour, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Ukraine?

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

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Ukraine?

The reference palette lists Blue #005BBB and Yellow #FFD500.

What do the symbols on the flag of Ukraine represent?

Origin — The colours of the medieval Kingdom of Galicia-Volhynia, read today as a blue sky over golden wheat fields.

When was the present flag record for Ukraine adopted?

The adoption field in this record is January 28, 1992.

Which design family does the flag of Ukraine belong to?

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

Where can I verify information about the flag of Ukraine?

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.