Costa Rica Flag Colors: Pantone, HEX, RGB & Meaning
Find Costa Rica’s official Pantone Reflex Blue and Pantone 485 C references, practical digital equivalents, color symbolism and accurate reproduction guidance.
Official Costa Rica flag colors
Law 10178 specifies Pantone Reflex Blue for blue and Pantone 485 C for red. White is the third national color.
Costa Rica flag HEX and RGB values
HEX and RGB values are practical screen approximations, not the legal color specification. A useful digital set is:
Approx. HEX #002B7F · RGB 0,43,127HEX #FFFFFF · RGB 255,255,255Approx. HEX #CE1126 · RGB 206,17,38What do the colors mean?
Law 10178 states that blue represents the country’s sky, white represents peace, and red represents the blood of those who fell for liberty. The Presidency gives an expanded civic interpretation connecting red with energy and courage and white with purity of ideals.
How to reproduce the colors accurately
Use Pantone Reflex Blue and Pantone 485 C for manufactured or printed flags when exact matching matters. Keep the stripe order and proportions unchanged: blue-white-red-white-blue with the central red band twice as high as each outer stripe.
Costa Rica flag colors FAQ
What Pantone blue is on the Costa Rica flag?
Pantone Reflex Blue.
What Pantone red is used?
Pantone 485 C.
Are HEX values official?
No. They are digital approximations; the law names Pantone references.
What does red mean?
Law 10178 associates red with the blood of those who fell for liberty.
Law 10178 — official colors and dimensions
Presidency — La Bandera de Costa Rica
