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Magenta vs Burgundy - What's the difference?

magenta | burgundy |

As nouns the difference between magenta and burgundy

is that magenta is a light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing while burgundy is alternative case form of Burgundy|nodot=nodot (wine).

As adjectives the difference between magenta and burgundy

is that magenta is having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple while burgundy is of a deep red color like that of Burgundy wine.

As proper nouns the difference between magenta and burgundy

is that magenta is a town in Northern Italy, site of the Battle of Magenta after which the color magenta was named while Burgundy is a region of France.

magenta

English

(wikipedia magenta)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A light purple, purplish-red, or pinkish purple colour obtained by mixing red and blue light (thus a secondary colour), but primary in the CMYK colour system used in printing.

    • Synonyms

    * fuchsia * fuchsine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

    • See also

    *

    Anagrams

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    burgundy

    English

    Noun

    (burgundies)
  • (wine).
  • A deep red colour, like that of Burgundy wine.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a deep red color like that of Burgundy wine.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "burgundy")

    Related terms

    * beef bourguignon * bourguignonne

    See also

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