magenta

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A color which is close to the equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and light blue.

   “Mrs Dibble's face blazed with a magenta uprush of blood at that ultimatum and she screamed, "You dare try to do me out of my gin too! You dare!"”

adj

1. Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

name

1. A town and comune in the Metropolitan City of Milan, Lombardy, Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named.
2. A commune in Marne department, Grand Est, France, named after the Battle of Magenta.
3. A coastal locality in Central Coast council area, New South Wales, Australia.