Color Names & Codes of the Bouvet Island Flag
These are the colors commonly used to represent Bouvet Island through the Norwegian national flag. Copy any card to grab the color details in one click.
- Hex
- #FFFFFF
- RGB
- 255, 255, 255
- CMYK
- N.A.
- Pantone
- N.A.
- RAL
- N.A.
- Hex
- #D72828
- RGB
- 215, 40, 40
- CMYK
- N.A.
- Pantone
- N.A.
- RAL
- N.A.
- Hex
- #003897
- RGB
- 0, 56, 151
- CMYK
- N.A.
- Pantone
- N.A.
- RAL
- N.A.
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Bouvet Island Flag Proportion and Design
Standard ratio and design notes for the Norwegian flag used to represent Bouvet Island.
| Official Ratio | 8:11 |
| Layout | A red field with a dark blue Nordic cross outlined in white. The vertical arm is shifted toward the hoist and the cross reaches all four edges. |
| Main Shapes | A single off-center Scandinavian cross spanning the full height and width of the flag. |
| Construction Notes | Bouvet Island is generally represented with Norway's national flag rather than a separate local design. In standard construction terms, the flag follows Norway's 6:1:2:1:12 horizontal proportions and 6:1:2:1:6 vertical proportions. |
What Does the Bouvet Island Flag Mean?
Bouvet Island does not have a separate local flag in common use. Because the island is a Norwegian dependency, references to the Bouvet Island flag normally point to the national flag of Norway, the same banner raised by the Norwegian expedition that claimed the island on December 1, 1927. That is why this page shows the Norwegian design rather than a distinct Bouvet-only emblem.
The design itself is Norway's red flag with a blue Nordic cross bordered in white. The cross places Bouvet Island within the wider Scandinavian flag tradition, while the off-center layout keeps the symbol easy to recognize even at a distance.
For Bouvet Island, the flag's meaning is therefore administrative and historical rather than local and separate. It signals Norway's authority over the island and ties this remote South Atlantic territory to the same national identity and symbolic heritage represented by the Norwegian flag elsewhere.
What Is the Meaning of Colors in the Bouvet Island Flag?
There is no separate Bouvet Island color legend distinct from Norway's. The red, white, and blue palette is best read through the symbolism commonly attached to the Norwegian flag rather than through island-specific meanings.
In Norwegian flag history, the Nordic cross is tied to Scandinavian tradition, and the red, white, and blue combination was presented in 1821 as a set of freedom colors linked to constitutional independence. That broader historical reading is the safest way to understand the palette on a Bouvet Island flag page.
Because Bouvet Island is represented by Norway's flag in practice, the colors work less as a unique local code and more as an extension of Norway's established national symbolism into a dependency context.
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