Magenta Color

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Magenta Color 549 - #FF00FF

Magenta is a purplish-red, purplish-crimson, or purplish-pink color. It is a primary color in color printing which, combined with cyan, yellow and black in various combinations, can be used to create all other colors. The name comes from the dye magenta, originally called fuchsine, discovered in 1859, and renamed after the 1859 Battle of Magenta near Magenta, Italy. where the French army defeated the Austrians and helped secure the unification of Italy.

Shown is a picture of Basic Fuchsine Pieces, C.I. 42500.
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