Difference between Magenta and Pink

What is the difference between Magenta and Pink?

Magenta as an adjective is having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple. while Pink as an adjective is having a colour between red and white; pale red.

Magenta

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: having the colour of fuchsia, fuchsine, light purple.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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.

Pink

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To decorate a piece of clothing or fabric by adding holes or by scalloping the fringe.To prick with a sword.To emit a high "pinking" noise, usually as a result of ill-set ignition timing for the fuel used (in a spark ignition engine).

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various flowers in the genus Dianthus, sometimes called carnations.excellence, perfectionhunting pink; scarletA colour between red and white; pale red.One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 6 points.The European minnow.A young salmon.A unlettered and uncultured, but relatively prosperous, member of the middle classes; compare babbitt, bourgeoisie.A narrow boat.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a colour between red and white; pale red.Of a fox-hunter's jacket: scarlet.Having conjunctivitis.By comparison to red (communist), describing someone who sympathizes with the ideals of communism without actually being a Russian-style communist: a pinko.

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