Editing Magenta (section)

==In science and culture==

===In art===
* [[Paul Gauguin]] (1848–1903) used a shade of magenta in 1890 in his portrait of Marie Lagadu, and in some of his South Seas paintings.
* [[Henri Matisse]] and the members of the [[Fauvist]] movement used magenta and other non-traditional colors to surprise viewers, and to move their emotions through the use of bold colors.
* Since the mid-1960s, water based fluorescent magenta paint has been available to paint [[psychedelic art|psychedelic]] [[black light]] [[painting]]s. (Fluorescent [[Cerise (color)|cerise]], fluorescent [[chartreuse (color)#Chartreuse yellow|chartreuse yellow]], fluorescent blue, and fluorescent green.)
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File:Bouguereau-Psyche.jpg|Magenta, along with mauve, made with the newly discovered [[aniline dyes]], became a popular fashion color in the second half of the nineteenth century. It appeared in art in this 1890 work,  ''Psyche'', by [[Bouguereau]].
File:Paul Gauguin 099.jpg|[[Paul Gauguin]], ''Portrait of Marie Lagadu'' (1890).
File:Matissetoits.gif|[[Henri Matisse]], ''Les toits de Collioure'' (1905). Henri Matisse and the other painters of the [[Fauvist]] movement were the first to make a major use of magenta to surprise and make an impact on the emotions of the viewer.
File:1967 Mantra-Rock Dance Avalon poster.jpg|In the 1960s, magenta was a popular color in [[psychedelic art]], such as this concert poster for the [[Avalon Ballroom]] in [[San Francisco]] (1967). 
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===In literature===
* The color plays a central role in [[Craig Laurance Gidney]]'s novel ''A Spectral Hue''.

===In film===
* The titular alien entity in the 2019 horror film ''[[Color Out of Space (film)|Color Out of Space]]'', an adaptation of the 1927 [[H. P. Lovecraft]] short story ''[[The Colour Out of Space]]'', is depicted as being magenta due to the color's extra-spectral status.

===In astronomy===
* Astronomers have reported that [[Stellar classification|spectral class]] T brown dwarfs (the ones with the coolest temperatures except for the recently discovered Y brown dwarfs) are colored magenta because of absorption by [[sodium]] and [[potassium]] [[atom]]s of light in the green portion of the spectrum.<ref>[http://www.darkstar1.co.uk/ds3.htm Brown Dwarves] (go halfway down the website to see a picture of a magenta brown dwarf)</ref><ref>Burrows et al. The theory of brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets. Reviews of Modern Physics 2001; 73: 719–765</ref><ref>[http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/davy/2mass/science/comparison.html An Artist's View of Brown Dwarf Types] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117180311/http://spider.ipac.caltech.edu/staff/davy/2mass/science/comparison.html |date=2011-11-17 }} (26 June 2002) Dr. Robert Hurt of the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center</ref>
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File:T-dwarf-nasa-hurt.png|Artist's vision of a spectral class T brown dwarf
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===In biology: magenta insects, birds, fish, and mammals===
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File:Reef0484.jpg|[[Coral]] from the [[Persian Gulf]]
File:Andean Flamingo Adult, Phoenicopterus andinus.jpg|An Andean [[flamingo]], (''[[Phoenicopterus andinus]]'')
File:Anisoptera Ana Cotta 2830198213.jpg|A [[dragonfly]], or [[Anisoptera]] Ana Cotta
File:Pseudanthias tuka.jpg|''[[Pseudanthias]]'' tuka, a reef fish from the [[Indian Ocean]]
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===In botany===
Magenta is a common color for flowers, particularly in the tropics and sub-tropics. Because magenta is the complementary color of green, magenta flowers have the highest contrast with the green foliage, and therefore are more visible to the animals needed for their pollination.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}}
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File:Orchid Phalaenopsis hybrid.jpg|[[Orchid]] Phalaenopsis
File:Rhododendron sp. 016.JPG|[[Rhododendron]]
File:Clematis patens sunset 02.JPG|[[Clematis]] "Sunset"
File:Geraniaceae - Geranium sanguineum-1.JPG| ''[[Geranium sanguineum]]''
File:Dahlia - "Hillcrest Royal" cultivar.jpg|[[Dahlia]] "Hillcrest Royal"
File:Rambler Roses Cape Cod.jpg|Rambler [[rose]]
File:Syringa 'Paul Deschanel' 02.jpg|[[Syringa]] "Paul Deschanel"
File:Lilium 'Malinoviy Zvon' 03.JPG|[[Lily]] "Malinoviy Zvon"
File:Blüte Sommerphlox, Kategorie-Polemoniaceae.JPG|[[Polemoniaceae]], or [[phlox]]
File:Cactus plant petailed.jpg|A [[cactus]] flower
File:Achillea 'Staroe Burgundskoe' 02.jpg|[[Achillea]] "Staroe Burgundskoe"
File:2006-10-18Mirabilis jalapa02.jpg|''[[Mirabilis jalapa]]'' "Four O'Clock Flower"
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=== In business ===
The [[Germany|German]] [[telecommunications company]] [[Deutsche Telekom]] uses a magenta [[logo]].  It has sought to prevent use of any similar color by other businesses, even those in unrelated fields, such as the insurance company [[Lemonade (insurance)|Lemonade]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Slefo | first = George P.| title = T-Mobile says it owns exclusive rights to the color magenta | newspaper = [[Ad Age]] | date = November 4, 2019 | url = https://adage.com/article/digital/t-mobile-says-it-owns-exclusive-rights-color-magenta/2212556 | access-date = 2019-11-06}}</ref>

===In public transport===
Magenta was the English name of Tokyo's [[Toei Ōedo Line|Oedo]] subway line color. It was later changed to ''[[Ruby (color)|ruby]]''.
It is also the color of the [[Metropolitan line]] of the [[London Underground]].

=== In transportation ===
In aircraft [[autopilot]] systems, the path that pilot or plane should follow to its destination is usually indicated in cockpit displays using the color magenta.<ref name="autopilot">{{cite web | url = https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/children-of-the-magenta-automation-paradox-pt-1/ | title = Children of the Magenta (Automation Paradox, pt. 1) | first = Katie | last = Mingle | date = 2015-06-23 | work = 99% Invisible }}</ref>

=== In numismatics ===
The [[Reserve Bank of India]] (RBI) issued a Magenta colored banknote of [[Indian 2000-rupee note|₹2000]] denomination on 8 November 2016 under [[Mahatma Gandhi New Series]]. This is the highest currency note printed by RBI that is in active circulation in [[India]].
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Image:India_new_2000_INR,_MG_series,_2016,_obverse.jpg|[[Indian 2000-rupee note|Indian 2000 rupee]] note, obverse
Image:India_new_2000_INR,_MG_series,_2016,_reverse.jpg|[[Indian 2000-rupee note|Indian 2000 rupee]] note, reverse
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=== In vexillology and heraldry ===
Magenta is an extremely rare color to find on heraldic flags and coats of arms,<ref>{{Cite web|title=coat of arms {{!}} Definition, History, Symbols, & Facts|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/coat-of-arms|access-date=2021-05-11|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> since its adoption dates back to relatively recent times. However, there are some examples of its use:
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File:Cantabrian_Lábaru_Flag.svg|[[Cantabrian Labarum]], [[Cantabria]], [[Spain]].
File:Blason ville fr Magenta (Marne).svg|[[Canting arms]] of the [[Magenta, Marne|commune of Magenta]], [[France]].
File:Flag of Cartago (Valle del Cauca).svg| Flag of the [[Cartago, Colombia|municipality of Cartago]], [[Colombia]].
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===In politics===
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File:Flag of the NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum.svg|The Austrian NEOS party flag
File:Logo der Freien Demokraten.svg
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* Throughout much of Europe, the color of magenta (or variants of such, such as [[Pink]] or [[Amaranth (color)|Amaranth]]) is used to symbolise [[social liberalism]] or [[classical liberalism]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberal Party Colours |url=https://liberalhistory.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/84_Lippiatt_Party_colours.pdf |access-date=6 April 2025 |website=www.liberalhistory.org.uk}}</ref>
* The color magenta is used to symbolize [[anti-racism]] by the [[Amsterdam]]-based anti-racism Magenta Foundation.<ref>Magenta Foundation. [http://www.magenta.nl/english/ Organization website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060827010357/http://www.magenta.nl/english/ |date=2006-08-27 }}.</ref>
* In Danish politics, magenta is the color of [[Det Radikale Venstre]], the Danish social-liberal party.
* In Austrian politics, it is used to represent [[NEOS – The New Austria and Liberal Forum]], a social liberal party.
* In Belgium, it is used by [[DéFI]],  a social liberal party.
* In Germany, Magenta is one of the colors of the [[Free Democratic Party (Germany)|Free Democratic Party]], or FDP.