Question: what do the colors on the puerto rican flag mean

title: Flag of Puerto Rico
text: In 1952 , Governor Luis Muñoz Marín and his administration adopted the Puerto Rican flag which was originally designed in 1892 , and proclaimed it the official flag of Puerto Rico . The official adaptation of the flag has been interpreted by some as a ploy by Muñoz Marin to neutralize the independence movement in his own party . There were some differences between the original flag of 1892 and the one of 1952 and the meaning of the colors was officially changed . Now the white bars stood for the republican form of government , rather than representing the victory and peace that Puerto Ricans were supposed to have after gaining independence . The sky - blue of the triangle in the original flag was changed to dark blue , resembling that of the flag of the United States , to keep it distanced from its revolutionary roots . For nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos , having the flag represent the government was a desecration , while the independence party accused the government of `` corrupting beloved symbols '' . In 1995 , the government of Puerto Rico began to use the sky - blue version once more . The government of Puerto Rico issued a regulation in regard to the use of the Puerto Rican flag titled : `` Reglamento sobre el Uso en Puerto Rico de la Bandera del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico ; Reglamento Núm. 5282 . '' ( Regulations in regard to the use in Puerto Rico of the flag of Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ; Regulation No. 5282 ) . In the regulation 's `` Artículo 2 : Definiciones '' and `` Artículo 2 : Descripción y simbolismo '' ( Article 2 : Description and Article 2 : Description and symbolism ) the government specifies the colors to be used but does not specify any official color tones or shades and as such it is not unusual to see the flag with either tone of blue flown in official settings in Puerto Rico . 

Answer: answer: The meaning of the colors was officially changed in 1952. Now the white bars stood for the republican form of government, rather than representing the victory and peace that Puerto Ricans were supposed to have after gaining independence. The sky - blue of the triangle in the original flag was changed to dark blue, resembling that of the flag of the United States. In 1995, the government of Puerto Rico began to use the sky - blue version once more.