Internet Colors - Set of 1035 Magenta (dye) Color 551 - #CA1F7B
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.
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Shown is the flower of Fuchsia plant was the original inspiration for the dye which was later renamed magenta dye. | |
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