Before the invention of printer’s magenta in the 1890s for CMYK printing and electric magenta in the 1980s for computer displays, the original magenta color was created from coal tar dyes and introduced in 1859. This original magenta is sometimes referred to as "rich magenta" to distinguish it from printer’s magenta and electric magenta. Magenta was one of the first aniline dyes, discovered shortly after the Battle of Magenta in 1859, which took place near the town of Magenta in northern Italy. Initially called fuchsine or roseine, the dye's name was changed to "magenta" in 1860 for marketing purposes, after the battle. As a result, the color is indirectly named after the town of Magenta.
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