a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
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a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
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of deep purplish red
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magenta \ma*gen"ta\ (m[.a]*j[e^]n"t[.a]), n. (Chem.) An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also {fuchsin}, {fuchsine}, {rose["i]ne}, etc.
2. The purplish-red color of magenta. [PJC]
colorful \colorful\ adj. 1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}.
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate). [WordNet 1.5]
In apparel, the signs are magenta and gray.
So we have a vivid, bright setting: a green structure - cock and hens on a platform raised above the stage, with a descending ramp - a magenta sky, and bold costumes.
There is an excellent variety named Puppurea which has red stems and magenta flowers.
For example, some boxy blond sunporch furniture from the 1950s has been given a new twist with a jazzy new fabric that looks a bit like a Jackson Pollock canvas with its abstract mix of purple, magenta, green, black and white blotches.