The French Flag colors are deeply rooted in the Country’s aristocratic and revolutionary History. Traditional colors of the flag in pre-revolutionary France contained a white background with a blue shield and the gold “Fleur de Lys” depicting the royal coat of arms. However, after the French Revolution, the Country’s leaders wanted a simpler design that supported the new values of the Nation
White.
White is the traditional color of the House of Bourbon who ruled France until the French Revolution. In the flag, color white represents the King.
Red and Blue
The Red and Blue colors represent the City of Paris. Revolutionaries in Paris wore red and blue cockades (ribbons) on their hats when they stormed the Bastille in 1789.