The fuchsia color has this name because inspiration arising from the natural color of flower sepals, as are the Fuchsia magellanicasalthough it is also known as magenta color.
It is most often described as a , or sometimes as a more intense purple, which has different meanings, both positive and negative.
Positive meanings of fuchsia
- Spiritual
- Female
- Powerful
- Feelings
- Love
With this we have a spiritual color, excellent for related practices such as meditation or reflection.
It is widely associated with the feminine, but due to the vibrant intensity it possesses, also with power, capable of standing out on its own.
It is seen as a color that increases feelings of love, especially in the romantic sense, making it stronger.
Negative meanings of fuchsia
To a large extent it is an excitable color, and not in a good way, in addition to being ostentatious because of how striking it becomes. On the other hand, from a psychological perspective, fuchsia can cause great visual fatigue.
Why does the name magenta arise?
Although it is officially named fuchsia, magenta has been adapted largely from the battle fought in 1859 between the French and Austrian Sardinian army, in a war, in the Italian city, Magenta.
During the time, French scientists managed to create a synthetic dye with a hue similar to blood, taking the word magenta to name it after the blood spilled during the battle in the city.
Fuchsia/Magenta: primary and secondary color
Within CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, key) which refers to cyan, magenta, yellow and black, magenta fulfills a function within the subtractive primary colors.
As for the RGB (red, green, blue) system, which is red, yellow and blue, it is considered an additive secondary color. Depending on how magenta is used, it is classified as primary or secondary.