magenta — meaning in English

English meaning

• magenta noun A vivid pinkish-purple color, one of the primary colors used in color printing.

Senses

magenta is used for these senses in English:

• magenta Having the color of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.
• magenta A color which is close to an equal mixture of red and blue which is an additive secondary color but a subtractive primary color evoked by the combination of red and blue light.

magenta — full definition

1. noun A vivid pinkish-purple color, one of the primary colors used in color printing.
2. adj Having this pinkish-purple color.