magenta

See also: Magenta, maġenta, and magentą

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French magenta, from Italian Magenta, sometime after the colour was named after the town to celebrate the Franco-Italian victory at the Battle of Magenta in 1859; possibly in reference to the colour of the uniforms worn by Zouave French troops there. The town's name derives from Latin castrum Maxentiae (“castle of Maxentius”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /məˈd͡ʒɛntə/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• (Indic) IPA^(key): /məˈdʒɛɳʈɑ/
  • (Tamil Nadu) IPA^(key): /mɛdʒənˈt̪ɑ/
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta (countable and uncountable, plural magentas)

1. 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.

   web magenta (additive magenta):  

   printer's magenta (subtractive magenta):  

   Prismacolor magenta:  

   • 1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 154:

     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!"

Synonyms

• fuchsia
• fuchsine

Derived terms

• magenta box
• magentaish

Translations

color

• Albanian: ngjyrues i kuq
• Belarusian: пу́рпурны ко́лер m (púrpurny kóljer)
• Bulgarian: пу́рпурен цвят m (púrpuren cvjat)
• Catalan: magenta (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 品紅 / 品红 (zh) (pǐnhóng)

• Dutch: magenta (nl)
• Finnish: aniliininpunainen (fi), magenta (fi)
• French: magenta (fr)
• Galician: maxenta
• Georgian: ჟოლოსფერი (žolosperi), მოვარდისფრო-იისფერი (movardispro-iisperi), მოიისფრო-ვარდისფერი (moiispro-vardisperi)
• German: Magenta (de)
• Greek: ματζέντα f or n (matzénta)
• Hindi: मैजेंटा m (maijẽṭā), मैजंटा m (maijaṇṭā)
• Hungarian: bíborvörös (hu)
• Interlingua: magenta
• Irish: maigeanta f
• Italian: magenta (it)
• Japanese: 赤紫 (ja) (akamurasaki), マジェンタ (ja) (majenta), マゼンタ (ja) (mazenta)
• Korean: 자홍색 (ko) (jahongsaek), 마젠타색 (majentasaek)
• Lao: ສີມ່ວງແດງ (sī mūang dǣng)
• Malay: magenta, merah lembayung, merah tua
• Persian: سرخابی سیر (sorxâbi sir)
• Polish: magenta (pl) f
• Portuguese: magenta (pt)
• Romanian: mov (ro)
• Russian: мадже́нта (ru) f (madžénta), пу́рпу́рный цвет m (púrpúrnyj cvet)
• Spanish: magenta (es)
• Tamil: சென்னீலம் (ceṉṉīlam)
• Tatar: маҗента (macenta), macenta
• Telugu: మాజెంటా (mājeṇṭā)
• Thai: สีม่วงแดง (sĕe mûang-daeng)
• Turkish: fuşya, galibarda (tr)
• Ukrainian: пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj)
• Urdu: میجنٹا m (maijaṇṭā)
• Vietnamese: màu đỏ sậm

Adjective

magenta (comparative more magenta, superlative most magenta)

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

Translations

color

• Belarusian: пу́рпурны (púrpurny)
• Bulgarian: пу́рпурен (bg) (púrpuren)
• Czech: nachový (cs)
• Esperanto: malva (eo)
• Interlingua: magenta
• Italian: magenta (it)
• Latin: rubropurpureus m
• Māori: mākurakura
• Polish: magenta (pl)
• Russian: пу́рпу́рный (ru) (púrpúrnyj), сире́невый (ru) (sirénevyj), фукси́новый (ru) (fuksínovyj), мадже́нтовый (madžéntovyj)
• Ukrainian: пу́рпурний (púrpurnyj)

See also

Colo(u)rs in English (layout · text)
red	orange	yellow	green	blue (incl.      indigo;              cyan, teal, turquoise)	purple / violet
pink (including          magenta)	brown		white	gray/grey	black

redsedit

• blood red
• brick red
• burgundy
• cardinal
• carmine
• carnation
• cerise
• cherry
• cherry red
• Chinese red
• cinnabar
• claret
• crimson
• damask
• fire brick
• fire engine red
• flame
• flamingo
• fuchsia
• garnet
• geranium
• gules
• hot pink
• incarnadine
• Indian red
• magenta
• maroon
• misty rose
• nacarat
• oxblood
• pillar-box red
• pink
• Pompeian red
• poppy
• raspberry
• red violet
• rose
• rouge
• ruby
• ruddy
• salmon
• sanguine
• scarlet
• shocking pink
• stammel
• strawberry
• Turkey red
• Venetian red
• vermilion
• vinaceous
• vinous
• violet red
• wine

Anagrams

• magnate, name tag, gateman, amagent, nametag

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [məˈʒen.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈd͡ʒen.ta]

• Audio (Valencia):

  (file)

Noun

magenta f (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

See also

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)

blanc	gris	negre
roig, vermell; carmesí	taronja; marró	groc; crema
verd llima	verd
cian; xarxet	atzur	blau
violat; indi	magenta; lila, porpra	rosa

Danish

Etymology

From Italian Magenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈɡɛnta]

Noun

magenta c (singular definite magentaen, not used in plural form)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Declension

Declension of magenta

common gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	magenta	magentaen
genitive	magentas	magentaens

See also

• purpur

Adjective

magenta (indeclinable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Danish · farver (layout · text)

hvid	grå	sort
rød; højrød, mørkerød	orange; brun	gul; flødefarvet
lime, lysegrøn	grøn, mørkegrøn	mintgrøn
cyan; turkis, lyseblå	azurblå, himmelblå	blå, mørkeblå
violet; indigo	magenta; lilla	lyserød, rosa

References

• “magenta” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /maːˈɣɛntaː/
• IPA^(key): /maːˈdʒɛntaː/
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta n (plural magenta's, no diminutive)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable, comparative meer magenta, superlative meest magenta)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Declension

Declension of magenta
uninflected	magenta
inflected	magenta
comparative	—
		positive
predicative/adverbial		magenta
indefinite	m./f. sing.	magenta
	n. sing.	magenta
	plural	magenta
definite		magenta
partitive		magenta's

See also

Colors in Dutch · kleuren (layout · text)

wit	grijs	zwart
rood; karmijnrood	oranje; bruin	geel; roomwit
groengeel/limoengroen	groen
blauwgroen/cyaan; groenblauw/petrolblauw	azuurblauw	blauw
violet; indigo	magenta; paars	roze

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɡenta/
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ma‧gen‧ta

Adjective

magenta (accusative singular magentan, plural magentaj, accusative plural magentajn)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

Finnish

Etymology

From English magenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɡentɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡe̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡentɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ma‧gen‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Declension

Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		magenta	magentat
genitive		magentan	magentojen
partitive		magentaa	magentoja
illative		magentaan	magentoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		magenta	magentat
accusative	nom.	magenta	magentat
	gen.	magentan
genitive		magentan	magentojen magentain rare
partitive		magentaa	magentoja
inessive		magentassa	magentoissa
elative		magentasta	magentoista
illative		magentaan	magentoihin
adessive		magentalla	magentoilla
ablative		magentalta	magentoilta
allative		magentalle	magentoille
essive		magentana	magentoina
translative		magentaksi	magentoiksi
abessive		magentatta	magentoitta
instructive		—	magentoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of magenta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative magentani magentani accusative nom. magentani magentani gen. magentani genitive magentani magentojeni magentaini rare partitive magentaani magentojani inessive magentassani magentoissani elative magentastani magentoistani illative magentaani magentoihini adessive magentallani magentoillani ablative magentaltani magentoiltani allative magentalleni magentoilleni essive magentanani magentoinani translative magentakseni magentoikseni abessive magentattani magentoittani instructive — — comitative — magentoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative magentasi magentasi accusative nom. magentasi magentasi gen. magentasi genitive magentasi magentojesi magentaisi rare partitive magentaasi magentojasi inessive magentassasi magentoissasi elative magentastasi magentoistasi illative magentaasi magentoihisi adessive magentallasi magentoillasi ablative magentaltasi magentoiltasi allative magentallesi magentoillesi essive magentanasi magentoinasi translative magentaksesi magentoiksesi abessive magentattasi magentoittasi instructive — — comitative — magentoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative magentamme magentamme accusative nom. magentamme magentamme gen. magentamme genitive magentamme magentojemme magentaimme rare partitive magentaamme magentojamme inessive magentassamme magentoissamme elative magentastamme magentoistamme illative magentaamme magentoihimme adessive magentallamme magentoillamme ablative magentaltamme magentoiltamme allative magentallemme magentoillemme essive magentanamme magentoinamme translative magentaksemme magentoiksemme abessive magentattamme magentoittamme instructive — — comitative — magentoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative magentanne magentanne accusative nom. magentanne magentanne gen. magentanne genitive magentanne magentojenne magentainne rare partitive magentaanne magentojanne inessive magentassanne magentoissanne elative magentastanne magentoistanne illative magentaanne magentoihinne adessive magentallanne magentoillanne ablative magentaltanne magentoiltanne allative magentallenne magentoillenne essive magentananne magentoinanne translative magentaksenne magentoiksenne abessive magentattanne magentoittanne instructive — — comitative — magentoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative magentansa magentansa accusative nom. magentansa magentansa gen. magentansa genitive magentansa magentojensa magentainsa rare partitive magentaansa magentojaan magentojansa inessive magentassaan magentassansa magentoissaan magentoissansa elative magentastaan magentastansa magentoistaan magentoistansa illative magentaansa magentoihinsa adessive magentallaan magentallansa magentoillaan magentoillansa ablative magentaltaan magentaltansa magentoiltaan magentoiltansa allative magentalleen magentallensa magentoilleen magentoillensa essive magentanaan magentanansa magentoinaan magentoinansa translative magentakseen magentaksensa magentoikseen magentoiksensa abessive magentattaan magentattansa magentoittaan magentoittansa instructive — — comitative — magentoineen magentoinensa

Inflection of magenta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		magenta	magentat
genitive		magentan	magentien
partitive		magentaa	magentia
illative		magentaan	magentiin
		singular	plural
nominative		magenta	magentat
accusative	nom.	magenta	magentat
	gen.	magentan
genitive		magentan	magentien magentain rare
partitive		magentaa	magentia
inessive		magentassa	magentissa
elative		magentasta	magentista
illative		magentaan	magentiin
adessive		magentalla	magentilla
ablative		magentalta	magentilta
allative		magentalle	magentille
essive		magentana	magentina
translative		magentaksi	magentiksi
abessive		magentatta	magentitta
instructive		—	magentin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of magenta (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative magentani magentani accusative nom. magentani magentani gen. magentani genitive magentani magentieni magentaini rare partitive magentaani magentiani inessive magentassani magentissani elative magentastani magentistani illative magentaani magentiini adessive magentallani magentillani ablative magentaltani magentiltani allative magentalleni magentilleni essive magentanani magentinani translative magentakseni magentikseni abessive magentattani magentittani instructive — — comitative — magentineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative magentasi magentasi accusative nom. magentasi magentasi gen. magentasi genitive magentasi magentiesi magentaisi rare partitive magentaasi magentiasi inessive magentassasi magentissasi elative magentastasi magentistasi illative magentaasi magentiisi adessive magentallasi magentillasi ablative magentaltasi magentiltasi allative magentallesi magentillesi essive magentanasi magentinasi translative magentaksesi magentiksesi abessive magentattasi magentittasi instructive — — comitative — magentinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative magentamme magentamme accusative nom. magentamme magentamme gen. magentamme genitive magentamme magentiemme magentaimme rare partitive magentaamme magentiamme inessive magentassamme magentissamme elative magentastamme magentistamme illative magentaamme magentiimme adessive magentallamme magentillamme ablative magentaltamme magentiltamme allative magentallemme magentillemme essive magentanamme magentinamme translative magentaksemme magentiksemme abessive magentattamme magentittamme instructive — — comitative — magentinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative magentanne magentanne accusative nom. magentanne magentanne gen. magentanne genitive magentanne magentienne magentainne rare partitive magentaanne magentianne inessive magentassanne magentissanne elative magentastanne magentistanne illative magentaanne magentiinne adessive magentallanne magentillanne ablative magentaltanne magentiltanne allative magentallenne magentillenne essive magentananne magentinanne translative magentaksenne magentiksenne abessive magentattanne magentittanne instructive — — comitative — magentinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative magentansa magentansa accusative nom. magentansa magentansa gen. magentansa genitive magentansa magentiensa magentainsa rare partitive magentaansa magentiaan magentiansa inessive magentassaan magentassansa magentissaan magentissansa elative magentastaan magentastansa magentistaan magentistansa illative magentaansa magentiinsa adessive magentallaan magentallansa magentillaan magentillansa ablative magentaltaan magentaltansa magentiltaan magentiltansa allative magentalleen magentallensa magentilleen magentillensa essive magentanaan magentanansa magentinaan magentinansa translative magentakseen magentaksensa magentikseen magentiksensa abessive magentattaan magentattansa magentittaan magentittansa instructive — — comitative — magentineen magentinensa

Adjective

magenta

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Finnish · värit (layout · text)

valkoinen	harmaa	musta
punainen; verenpunainen	oranssi; ruskea	keltainen; kermankeltainen, kermanvalkoinen
limetinvihreä	vihreä	mintunvihreä, minttu; tummanvihreä
syaani; sinivihreä	taivaansininen, asuuri	sininen
violetti; indigosini, indigo	magenta; purppura	vaaleanpunainen, pinkki

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɑ̃.ta/, /ma.ʒɛ̃.ta/

• Audio (France (Paris)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

See also

Colors in French · couleurs (layout · text)

blanc	gris	noir
rouge; cramoisi, carmin	orange; brun, marron	jaune; crème
lime	vert	menthe
cyan, turquoise; bleu canard	azur, bleu ciel	bleu
violet, lilas; indigo	magenta; pourpre	rose

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Noun

magenta f (plural magentas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of maxenta

Adjective

magenta m or f (plural magentas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of maxenta

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈd͡ʒɛn.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Hyphenation: ma‧gèn‧ta

Noun

magenta m (invariable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour/color)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour/color)

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

bianco	argento; grigio	nero
rosso; cremisi	arancione; marrone; bronzo	giallo; oro; crema
verde chiaro; limetta	verde	verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè	azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro	blu; blu scuro
violetto; indaco	magenta; viola	rosa; fucsia; porpora

Anagrams

• magnate, tamagne

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English magenta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈɡɛn.ta/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɛnta
• Syllabification: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta f

1. magenta (pinkish purple color)

Declension

Declension of magenta

	singular
nominative	magenta
genitive	magenty
dative	magencie
accusative	magentę
instrumental	magentą
locative	magencie
vocative	magento

See also

Colors in Polish · kolory (layout · text)

biały	szary	czarny
czerwony; karmazyn	pomarańczowy; brązowy	żółty; beżowy
limonkowy	zielony	miętowy; ciemnozielony
cyjan; morski	błękitny	niebieski
fuksja; indygo	magenta; purpurowy	różowy

Further reading

• magenta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈʒẽ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈʒẽ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -ẽtɐ
• Hyphenation: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta m (plural magentas)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)

branco, alvo	cinza, gris, cinzento	preto, negro
vermelho, encarnado, rubro, salmão; carmim	laranja, cor de laranja; castanho, marrom	amarelo; creme, ocre
verde-limão	verde	verde-água; verde-menta
ciano, turquesa; azul-petróleo	azul-bebê / azul-bebé, azul-celeste	azul, índigo, anil
violeta, lilás	magenta; roxo, púrpura	rosa, cor-de-rosa, rosa-choque

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “magenta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “magenta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magenta.

Noun

magenta f (uncountable)

1. magenta

Declension

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈxenta/ [maˈxẽn̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -enta
• Syllabification: ma‧gen‧ta

Noun

magenta m (uncountable)

1. magenta (pinkish purple colour)

Adjective

magenta (invariable)

1. magenta (being of the magenta colour)

See also

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)

blanco	gris	negro
rojo; carmín, carmesí	naranja, anaranjado; marrón	amarillo; crema
lima	verde	menta
cian, turquesa; azul-petróleo	celeste, cerúleo	azul
violeta; añil, índigo	magenta; morado, púrpura	rosa, rosado

Further reading

• “magenta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Anagrams

• magnate

Swedish

Noun

magenta c

1. magenta (dye and color)

Declension

Declension of magenta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	magenta	magentas
	definite	magentan	magentans
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

See also

Colors in Swedish · färger (layout · text)

vit	grå	svart
röd; karmosin, karmosinröd, blodröd	orange (common), brandgul (now uncommon); brun	gul; beige
limegrön	grön	mintgrön
turkos (common), cyan (rare); blågrön, teal	himmelsblå, azur	blå
lila, violett, gredelin (light lavender, now uncommon); indigo	magenta; purpur	rosa (common), skär (uncommon)

References

• magenta in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• magenta in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• magenta in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)