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
a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I
Adjective
of deep purplish red
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It is a maze of low-ceilinged corridors and linoleum floors, in shades of magenta, brown and nicotine yellow.这栋象迷宫一样的大楼中，过道的天花板很低，地上铺着亚麻油毡地毯，暗暗的紫红色，棕色和烟焦黄构成大楼内部的主色调。
An ancient magazine photograph of some dark-haired movie star was taped to the wall beside the bed, the skin tone gone magenta.床边的墙上贴着一张旧杂志上剪下来的明星照，一个黑头发的电影明星，因为年头已久，画已经变成了紫红色。
