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India

Tiranga / the Indian tricolour

NationalAsiaHorizontal tricolour24-spoke wheel
Flag of India
Reference rendering from the Flag Code / ratio 2:3
Quick answer

India’s flag has three equal horizontal panels: India saffron, white, and India green. A navy-blue Ashoka Chakra with 24 equally spaced spokes is centered in the white panel.

Specification

The flag is rectangular, with its length one and a half times its height. Each color panel occupies one third of the height. The Chakra is centered in the middle panel and must be completely visible on both faces of the flag.

Hoist : fly2 : 3
Horizontal panels3 equal
Chakra spokes24
SymmetryHorizontal

Display colors

India saffronScreen approximation / HEX #FF9933
WhiteHEX #FFFFFF
India greenScreen approximation / HEX #138808
Navy blueScreen approximation / HEX #000080

Construction notes

The Chakra is a specific 24-spoke wheel rather than a plain disc or decorative rosette. For formal production, the Flag Code and the applicable Bureau of Indian Standards specification take precedence over screen color values and simplified digital artwork.

Historical record

The Constituent Assembly adopted the flag on 22 July 1947, shortly before independence. The design developed from an earlier tricolour, replacing its central device with the Ashoka Chakra.

Source trail

Ministry of Home Affairs: Flag Code of India, 2002 ↗

Ministry of Home Affairs: National Flag, Emblem and Anthem documents ↗