Historically, due to different dyes, the blue colour varied from sky blue to navy blue. Due to more weather resistant dyes, the dark blue was chosen for the Union Jack and also sometimes used for the Scottish flag. Likeky for historical reasons, “back to the roots”, in 2003, the Scottish parliament specified a lighter blue tone than the one used for the Union Jack.
Wales erasure aside, why is the Union Jack blue so much darker?
Historically, due to different dyes, the blue colour varied from sky blue to navy blue. Due to more weather resistant dyes, the dark blue was chosen for the Union Jack and also sometimes used for the Scottish flag. Likeky for historical reasons, “back to the roots”, in 2003, the Scottish parliament specified a lighter blue tone than the one used for the Union Jack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Scotland#Design
Gotta change the answers a bit, otherwise the teacher will notice
More sad.