C1 adjective #21,088 most common

magenta

UK /məˈdʒɛntə/ | US /məˈdʒɛntə/

A vibrant light purple, purplish-red, reddish-purple, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.

magenta in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A vibrant light purple, purplish-red, reddish-purple, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.
  • (adjective) Having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A vibrant light purple, purplish-red, reddish-purple, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.
  2. 2
    adjective Having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Synonyms

fuchsia fuchsine
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