Indian National Congress Flag

Political Party Flags

The flag of the Indian National Congress, founded in 1885 and the party that led the independence movement.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Basic Flag Information

Flag Name	Indian National Congress Flag
Category	Political Party Flags
Adopted On	1951
Flag Proportion	2:3
Flag Shape	Rectangle
Number of Colors	4
Main Colors	Saffron, White, Green, Blue
Design Type	Horizontal tricolour with a spinning wheel

Flag Color Information

Color	Appearance	HEX Code
Saffron		#FF9933
White		#FFFFFF
Green		#138808
Blue		#1A4FA0

Flag Design and Symbols

Saffron colour	Represents courage and sacrifice
White colour	Represents peace and truth
Green colour	Represents faith and prosperity
Blue colour	Represents the charkha
Charkha	The spinning wheel of the Gandhian swadeshi movement, the party’s emblem before independence

About the Indian National Congress Flag

The flag of the Indian National Congress, founded in 1885 and the party that led the independence movement.

WorldFlags.online keeps this design in the Political Party Flags collection rather than presenting it as a current sovereign-state flag. That category determines how dates, status and reuse guidance should be read.

Design and construction

Horizontal tricolour with a spinning wheel; recorded proportion 2:3.

Reference palette

The stored palette is Saffron (#FF9933), White (#FFFFFF), Green (#138808) and Blue (#1A4FA0). These values are reference values for the artwork in this library and should not be treated as a legal colour specification unless the issuing body publishes one.

Symbols and meaning

Charkha: The spinning wheel of the Gandhian swadeshi movement, the party’s emblem before independence.

Date and authorship

The record dates the design to 1951.

Why this record is separate from national flags

Historical, organisational, political, identity, religious, regional and signal flags can be important reference material without having the status of a present-day national flag. Keeping those categories separate makes the library clearer and reduces the risk of presenting a historical or protected emblem as a current national symbol.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — specialist flag reference index — Specialist vexillological reference

Facts about the Flag of Indian National Congress Flag

Indian National Congress Flag is filed under Political Party Flags rather than the current national-flag index.
The recorded construction is horizontal tricolour with a spinning wheel.
The reference proportion is 2:3.
The stored palette contains Saffron, White, Green and Blue.
The record dates this design to 1951.
Charkha: The spinning wheel of the Gandhian swadeshi movement, the party’s emblem before independence.
The flag of the Indian National Congress, founded in 1885 and the party that led the independence movement.

Frequently asked questions about the Indian National Congress Flag

What is the Indian National Congress Flag?

The flag of the Indian National Congress, founded in 1885 and the party that led the independence movement.

What type of flag is the Indian National Congress Flag?

It is catalogued under Political Party Flags rather than the current sovereign-state flag index.

What does the Indian National Congress Flag look like?

Horizontal tricolour with a spinning wheel, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the Indian National Congress Flag?

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

Which colours are recorded for the Indian National Congress Flag?

The reference palette lists Saffron #FF9933, White #FFFFFF, Green #138808 and Blue #1A4FA0.

What do the symbols on the Indian National Congress Flag mean?

Charkha — The spinning wheel of the Gandhian swadeshi movement, the party’s emblem before independence.

When is the Indian National Congress Flag dated or adopted?

The record gives 1951.