magenta

Meaning

Noun

A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

Adj

Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Synonyms

violet

purple

fuchsia

fuchsin

process color

roseine

carmine

basic fuchsin

maroon

rubin

vermilion

Translations

magenta

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Magenta

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violett

galibarda

violet

paars

color magenta

cremisi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈd͡ʒɛntə/

Etymology

Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”).