Dark red is a symbol of many things. In our flag it stands for hardiness and valor. Since our flag was adopted from the Union Jack flag of Great Britain we need to dive into those colors too.
The red in the flag of United Kingdom is from St. Georges Cross, which was originally the flag of only England, and St. Patrick's Cross-, the original flag of Ireland before the United Kingdom became one. The red signified the strength of England during their wars. The white in our flag, many people just see as a filler color but just like the other colors it has just as much meaning. In the Union Jack flag it does not have any meaning but this is not the case for our beloved American Flag. In our country the white does not mean surrender, but it means Purity and Innocence. It shows the beauty of our country in the Innocence of the raw country, when it was settle by Pilgrims. However in the United Kingdom flag, the white X in the center is for the flag of Scotland, which was St. Andrews Cross. This one of the three main components of the British Flag, our father flag.
The last color is that deep Navy Blue. The blue, the most regal color I think, stand for Vigilance, Perseverance, and Justice, Three things that our country is in abundance of. This famous color dates way back. It dates back to the Blue Ensign of Britain's Royal Navy's historic "Blue Squadron". The blue in the flag of Scotland however was a much lighter blue, causing it to be not related to the color in the American Flag.
Many people think that the colors of the flags of the world are just picked at random. This is a huge misconception. They are carefully picked and have a lot of background behind them. Sometimes the color of its flag is what makes the country.
Information from Wikipedia.com
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