Indiana State Flag

About the Indiana State Flag

Blue field with a gold torch and nineteen stars The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Indiana is Blue (#002D62) and Gold (#FFC72C). 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

Torch: Liberty and enlightenment, its rays showing their far-reaching influence; Nineteen stars: Indiana as the nineteenth state, the largest star above the torch.

History and adoption record

The adoption field for the present record is May 31, 1917. The designer is recorded as Paul Hadley.

Entity status

Indiana is classified here as u.s. state. That label describes the entity represented by the flag and prevents a territory, state or constituent area from being presented as a sovereign country.

Additional flag context

Paul Hadley won the 1916 centennial design competition; the only change made to his entry was the addition of the state's name above the largest star.

The nineteen stars mark Indiana as the nineteenth state, with thirteen in an outer circle for the original colonies, five in an inner half-circle for the states admitted before it, and one large star above the torch for Indiana itself.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Blue field with a gold torch and nineteen stars, a 2:3 proportion and the visible torch. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.