Phoenix

Phoenix
Country	United States
State	Arizona
County	Maricopa
Adopted	February 14, 1990
Designed by	"graphic design firm of Smit, Ghomlely, Sanft"
Proportions	5:9

The flag of the city of Phoenix, Arizona, consists of a purple background with the Phoenix city logo, a stylized phoenix bird, in white, in the center of the flag.

Symbolism

The phoenix, from which the city derives it name, is the mythological bird that was consumed in flames and rose from the ashes. The flames are suggested in the central figure by the appearance of ruffled feathers. In ancient Greek, phoenix meant “purple,” and thus also suggests the color of the flag’s field.

2004 NAVA survey

In 2004, the North American Vexillological Association conducted The American City Flag Survey, in where Phoenix’s flag ranked 4th out of 150 flags, behind Denver, and above St. Louis.

First flag (1921-1990)

The flag is a purple background, with a dark gray phoenix with its wings spread out, and is rising from flames, behind a yellow sun. On the bottom is a yellow-outlined white scroll saying the full name of city in yellow.

It was designed by Frederick C. Green Sr, and adopted in 1921, following a city flag design contest sponsored by the city's chamber of commerce.

Flag Colors

Color	Color Name	HEX	RGB	Color of
	Imperial Purple	#660033	102, 0, 51	The background
	White	#ffffff	255, 255, 255	The phoenix