magenta
Vivid reddish purple
Magenta is a vivid purplish-red color, sitting between red and blue on the spectrum.
The color was named after the 1859 Battle of Magenta in Italy, where a newly synthesized dye gained fame around the same time.
In color printing and digital displays, magenta is a primary color alongside cyan and yellow: The printer is low on magenta ink.
Vivid purplish-red hue
- pinkPale red hue
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- roseStood up, or fragrant bloom
mauve · lavender · plum · orchid · violet · cerise · raspberry · mulberry
More irate
- carmineDeep red from insects
- anilineAmino-benzene compound
- lakeEnclosed body of freshwater
- cochinealInsect-sourced red colorant
vermilion · dye · colorant · ink · toner · CMYK · printing · subtractive
Intensely clear and bright
- boldCourageous and daring
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- electricPowered by current
- neonInert illuminating element
fluorescent · saturated · intense · striking · eye-catching · flashy · loud · flamboyant
fuchsia
Vivid purplish-red hue
rose · mauve · lavender · plum · orchid · violet · cerise · raspberry · mulberry · amaranth
madder
More irate
cochineal · vermilion · dye · colorant · ink · toner · CMYK · printing · subtractive · synthetic dye
vivid
Intensely clear and bright
neon · fluorescent · saturated · intense · striking · eye-catching · flashy · loud · flamboyant · showy