Political colour

Politicians making public appearances will often identify themselves by wearing rosettes, flowers, ties or ribbons in the colour of their political party.

The flag was quickly adopted by other anarchists, with the second colour used to distinguish specific anarchist philosophies: anarcho pacifism with white, green anarchism with green, anarcho-syndicalism and anarcho-communism with red, mutualism with orange, and anarcho-capitalism with yellow, while black alone typically represents 'anarchism without adjectives'.

[8][9] The skull and bones also became a hazardous symbol to display poisons such as cyanide, Zyklon B and other toxic substances.

[35][36] Just like its National Socialist context, the colour brown was chosen to refer to the far-right on account of its association with the Nazi Sturmabteilung.

In Russia, for example, the metonym "red-brown" was coined to refer to a unification of communists (red) and the far-right (brown).

[47][48][49][2] Magenta is a colour that started being used in the 21st century to replace yellow for some liberal and centrist parties and organisations in Europe.

[citation needed] Christian democratic political parties came to prominence in Europe and the Americas after World War II.

Such is the case in Austria, Germany, France, Portugal, Switzerland, Finland, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Turkey.

Although purple has some older associations with monarchism, it is the most prominent colour that is not traditionally connected to any major contemporary ideology.

Saffron or "Bhagwa" is the most sacred colour for the Hindus and is often worn by Sanyasis who have left their home in search of the ultimate truth.

[2][3][101][102] In Germany, colours are commonly used by media and politicians as signals of political affiliation; this public practice helps them reach the increasing number of unaffiliated voters.

The Polling , by William Hogarth , depicting a 1754 election to the British parliament , includes a blue flag representing the conservative Tories and a buff flag representing the liberal Whigs
Anarchists in Germany in black bloc
The 1st SS Panzer Division Leibstandarte SS Adolf Hitler (LSSAH) in their black uniforms.
The Sturmabteilung of the Nazi Party, wearing their brown uniforms.
Green banner and signs at an anti-nuclear protest by the Green Party in Germany in 2008
Purple placards and clothing at an International Women's Day event in Spain
Red flags and a banner at a socialist rally in Lyon , France, on International Workers' Day in 2009
In this map of the 2012 United States presidential election results, the states are colour-coded by the political colour of the party whose candidate won their electoral college votes, but the political meanings of red and blue in the United States are the opposite of their meanings in the rest of the world.