magenta

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a vivid reddish-purple color; in printing, one of the primary subtractive colors

   The costume was dyed a brilliant magenta that dominated the stage.

2. 2
   adj

   having a vivid reddish-purple color

   She wrapped herself in a magenta shawl before entering the theatre.

The color was named in 1859 after Magenta in northern Italy, where French and Sardinian forces defeated Austria in the Battle of Magenta. The newly developed aniline dye was renamed to commemorate the victory.

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