Veda #51 : Magenta

Day 51
"What is magenta color?and why did it named magenta?"

Colors play a significant role in our life. Every color has an expressive element that reflects our emotional flows, such as passion, celebration, and sorrow. In press industry, we also recognize 4 type of basic colors : Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (black, because it is the tkey color to create the hue of each color). Tonight we're gonna talk about Magenta, a purplish-pink color. Did you know that the name Magenta was actually came from bloody history?

The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Franco-Piedmontese war against Austria, resulting in a French victory under Louis-Napoleon against the Austrians under General Gyulai . It took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy on June 4, 1859.

After the battle was over, the plant that provides a dye called fushina, got mixed with the red from the blood. The combination of purple fushina and the dried blood are used by French's chemist to explain the color of the dried blood of the soldiers. To memorize those event, Magenta was used to pronounce the new color.