magenta

USmuh-JEN-tuh/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/

2 meanings of magenta

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A purplish-red color produced by combining red and blue light in roughly equal parts, sitting between the two.
Graphic designers often reach for magenta to make a logo stand out.
The printer was out of magenta, so every photo looked washed out.
Similarfuchsia
2
adjective
Having a vivid purplish-pink color, like fuchsia or light purple.
The designer chose a bold magenta backdrop for the runway.
Her magenta scarf brightened the gray outfit.
Similarfuchsia

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Origin

English borrowed magenta from French magenta, from Italian Magenta. The color was named after the town of Magenta sometime after the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859, possibly in reference to the color of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name comes from Latin castrum Maxentiae ("castle of Maxentius").