magenta

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Magenta is a deep purplish-red color that is not part of the visible light spectrum. It is created by mixing red and blue light beams in additive color mixing. Historically, the dye fuchsin, which produces a vivid pink or purple color, was commonly used as a cytoplasmic stain in science.12

The color magenta was named after a town in northern Italy where a significant battle occurred in June 1859. The dye fuchsin was discovered shortly after this battle and named magenta in honor of the victory. Magenta is considered a nonchromatic color, alongside browns and pinks.21

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The laws of colour mixture
…light, and its colour is magenta. The blue-absorbing image transmits only green light and red light, and its colour is yellow. Hence, the subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and yellow (see figure, right).
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…light, and its colour is magenta. The blue-absorbing image transmits only green light and red light, and its colour is yellow. Hence, the subtractive primaries are cyan, magenta, and yellow (see figure, right).
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