Magenta is variously defined as a purplish-red, reddish-purple, or a mauvish-crimson color. On computer screens, it is made by mixing equal amounts of blue and red. It is the complementary colour of green. It is also one of the four colors of ink used in color printing and by an inkjet printer, along with cyan, yellow, and black, to make all the other colors.
Magenta was first introduced as the color of a new aniline dye called fuchsine, patented in 1859 by the French chemist François-Emmanuel Verguin. Its name was changed the same year to magenta, to celebrate a victory of the French and Sardinian army at the Battle of Magenta on June 4, 1859, near the Italian town of that name.
Crayola introduced this colour in 1903.Photo courtesy of my sister over at flippenblog
Amazing!
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Thank you!
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Such a wonderful flower to show off this gorgeous colour
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It is gorgeous!
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Dankie Sussie! Great post. X
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Dankie vir die foto!!
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wow!
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The scale and size of this magenta bloom is super creative
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Thank you Yvette!
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Lovely picture! So interesting to read about the origins of the colour. Thank you.
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Thank you so much for your visit Jane!
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Love the colour Aletta and it’s always so interesting to read where the colours originally came from. Such a beautiful artichoke as well. Thanks for the link to your sister’s blog as well. I will definitely visit. 😀 ♥
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Thank you for your lovely visit Sophia always appreciated. I think you will love her blog! ❤
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You’re very welcome Aletta en I do indeed. 😀
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Great!!
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