Proportions 2:1:2. Inspired by Liz Nania's biangles symbol. Unveiled at BiCafe's first anniversary party. Page described the purple as representing how "bi people blend unnoticeably into both the gay/lesbian and straight communities."
Colour codes: Bisexual flag
Stripe
HEX
RGB
CMYK
Pantone
Meaning
Top (2/5)
#D60270
214,2,112
C:0 M:99 Y:48 K:16
PMS 214 C
Attraction to same gender
Middle (1/5)
#9B4F96
155,79,150
C:0 M:49 Y:3 K:39
PMS 258 C
Attraction to multiple genders
Bottom (2/5)
#0038A8
0,56,168
C:100 M:67 Y:0 K:34
PMS 286 C
Attraction to different gender
History
The flag has not changed since Michael Page unveiled it at BiCafe's first anniversary party on 5 December 1998, and no rival design has come into general use. The proportions, the three colours and the meanings Page gave them are the same now as they were then.
What came before it
The colours are not Page's invention and he never claimed they were. They come from the biangles, the overlapping pink and blue triangles Liz Nania designed as a bisexual symbol, and Page said he took both the palette and the idea of the overlap from her. The biangles were not retired when the flag appeared. Both are still in use.
The one thing that has been contested
Nothing about the design is disputed, but its ownership briefly was. In April 2020 BiNet USA claimed to be the sole copyright holder of the flag and of its colours and asked for licensing fees from people selling it. The organisation had no part in making the flag. The claim was widely rejected and BiNet USA dropped it on 8 May 2020, adopting a different design of its own instead. The bisexual flag is not anybody's property to license.
