The history of the Swedish flag goes back to the middle of the 16th century. The pattern is said to have been inspired by the Danish flag, Dannebrog. The Swedish flag has a long history but its precise age is not known with certainty. The first confirmed example of a blue cloth with a yellow cross can be dated to the middle of the 16th century. Blue and yellow (gold) have always been the traditional Swedish colours. The forefather of the current Swedish flag is probably the shield of the Swedish national coat of arms with three golden crowns on a blue background and the golden cross from Sweden's "Great National Coat of Arms".

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The official yellow colour is pantone 116C and can be translated fairly accurately to the digital colours:
R:255  G:206  B:0
C:1  M:18 Y:100  K:0

The official blue colour is pantone 301 and can be translated fairly accurately to the digital colours:
R:0  G:85  B:155
C:100  M:68 Y:21  K:5

The proportional measurements in the length are: 5,2,9
The proportional measurements in the height are: 4,2,4