Editing Flag of Minnesota (section)

===Geometry and colors===

The flag has an [[aspect ratio]] of 3:5.  The shape of the flag's dark blue region represents the shape of the state of Minnesota itself.  The flag's white star is a regular [[octagram]], having the [[Schläfli symbol]] {8/3}; the floor of the rotunda in the Minnesota State Capitol has an identical octagram design.  The State Emblems Redesign Commission's report also contains an official construction sheet for the flag.

The flag uses three colors: dark blue, light blue, and white.  Respectively, they represent the night sky, the waters of Minnesota, and [[Polaris]], the North Star.<ref>{{cite web |title=History of the Minnesota Flag |url=https://thievesriver.com/blogs/articles/the-spectacular-history-of-the-minnesota-flag |website=Thieves' River Apparel |date=October 30, 2024 |access-date=16 December 2024 |archive-date=December 19, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241219090553/https://thievesriver.com/blogs/articles/the-spectacular-history-of-the-minnesota-flag |url-status=live }}</ref>  The State Emblems Redesign Commission's report provided technical specifications for the flag's colors, alternately in the distinct [[Web color]], [[CMYK]] and [[Pantone]] systems:<ref name="report" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
!rowspan="2" |Name
!colspan="5" |[[RGB color model|RGB]], or [[Web color]]
!colspan="4" |[[CMYK]]
!rowspan="2" |[[Pantone]]
|-
!Web color
!''R''
!''G''
!''B''
!Hex code
!''C''
!''M''
!''Y''
!''K''
|-
|White
|style="background:#FFFFFF"|
|255
|255
|255
|{{code|#FFFFFF}}
|0
|0
|0
|0
|White
|-
|Night Sky Blue
|style="background:#002D5D"|
|0
|45
|93
|{{code|#002D5D}}
|100
|86
|35
|31
|648
|-
|Water Blue
|style="background:#52C9E8"|
|82
|201
|232
|{{code|#52C9E8}}
|59
|0
|6
|0
|305
|}