magenta

USmuh-JEN-tuh/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/

2 meanings of magenta

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A bright pinkish-purple color made by mixing red and blue light.
Like the bright pink-purple you see in some flowers.
She painted the bedroom walls a bright magenta.
The sunset turned the sky a deep magenta.
Similarfuchsia
2
adjective
Having a bright pinkish-purple color, like fuchsia flowers.
Like the color of a bright pink-purple flower.
She wore a magenta dress to the party.
The garden was full of magenta flowers.
Similarfuchsia

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Origin

The color was named after the town of Magenta in Italy, after a battle fought there in 1859.