The madras design features specific colors reflecting the Virgin Islands: turquoise for the Caribbean Sea that embodies our natural beauty; blue for the deep seas that allowed for ease of transport and made the deep harbors of St. Thomas an attractive port; pink for the  color of the conch shell, a poignant symbol of our Call to Freedom; yellow for the Ginger Thomas, the national flower of the Virgin Islands; green for our vast natural resources; white in acknowledgment of the original cultural attire of the Virgin Islanders who wore the fabric of the white flour sacks; and a rich red that represents love and strength and appears in all the flags the have flown across the Virgin Islands.