Magenta

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Table of contents

1 Etymology 2 Pronunciation 2.1 Hyphenation 3 Proper noun 4 Noun 5 Adjective 5.1 Synonyms 5.2 Translations 5.3 See also

Etymology

Named in 1859 by Edward Chambers Nicholson after the Battle of Magenta, fought earlier that year.

Pronunciation

	IPA	SAMPA
GenAm	/məˈʤɛntə/	/m@"dZEnt@/

Hyphenation

ma·gen·ta

Proper noun

Magenta

1. A town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.

Noun

magenta

1. a light purple or purplish-red colour
2. the colour obtained by mixing red and blue light

magenta colour:

Adjective

magenta

1. having the colour of fuchsin

Synonyms

• fuchsia

Translations

• Catalan: magenta
• Dutch: magenta
• Finnish: magenta
• French: magenta
• German: magenta
• Japanese: マジェンタ, マゼンタ (mazenta)
• Persian: سرخابی سیر (sorkhabi sir)
• Portuguese: magenta
• Spanish: magenta

See also

• Appendix:Colours
• Magenta (colour) — Wikipedia
• Magenta, Italy — Wikipedia