Kansas State Flag

The Kansas state flag is the official banner of Kansas. A dark blue field covers the entire background. The state seal sits in the center. A sunflower rests on a twisted bar above the seal, and the design appears in the list of U.S. state flags.

The word Kansas appears below in yellow block letters. The seal shows multiple elements from Kansas history. Government offices, schools, and public sites in Kansas display this flag.

The flag centers on the state seal. That seal summarizes Kansas history from settlement through statehood. Agriculture, westward expansion, and commerce appear in the imagery.

The sunflower symbolizes Kansas itself. The state chose the sunflower as its official flower in 1903. That was two decades before the flag existed. The flower represents plains landscape and agricultural strength and anchors Kansas's state flower page.

Dark blue matches the color in the United States flag. It connects Kansas to the Union. The color reflects loyalty during and after the Civil War.

Kansas authorized its flag in 1927. The state had gone decades without an official banner. Legislators approved a design with the state seal on blue. No designer received official credit. The seal itself dated to 1861, with broader context in states and capital cities reference data.

The 1927 flag had no state name on it. People couldn't identify it from a distance. Other states used similar blue backgrounds. Confusion was common.

The legislature changed the design in 1961. Workers added the state name in yellow letters. The sunflower crest got written into the updated statute. This version remains official today.

The flag uses dark blue, yellow, green, brown, and white. Blue matches the shade in the United States flag. Yellow appears in the sunflower and state name. The seal contains multiple colors for landscape elements.