Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
There was a debate in the Scottish Parliament about this a few years ago and they decided that the correct shade of blue was to be Pantone 300 (whatever that is). Here is a link for those interested - http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=210112003
Below is an excerpt from the wikipedia entry about Pantone Colours, as a graphic artist I work with Pantone colours everyday, simply put the Pantone Matching System or PMS is a way of ensuring that company logos and alike are printed consistently. Sometimes if you use 4 colour process for printing there can be differences throughout a print run.
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Pantone Inc. is a corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA. The company is best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, though sometimes in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric and plastics.
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For more information on Pantone you can check here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pantone
And here is a Pantone® Matching System Color Chart
http://www.mfa-uk.co.uk/images/colorchart.htm
And this is Pantone 300