Sky magenta
A pinkish-purple shade seen in the sky just after sunset
Sky magenta is a pink-purple colour that appears in the sky near the Sun during civil twilight, as pink afterglow gives way to blue dusk. The shade was included in the Venus Paradise coloured pencil sets of the 1950s and is also known as medium lavender pink.
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- Represents the sky's colour near the Sun during civil twilight
- Also known as medium lavender pink
- Featured in Venus Paradise coloured pencils in the 1950s
- Hex code is #CF71AF
What colour is Sky magenta?
Sky magenta is a pinkish-purple shade, sitting between pink and blue on the colour spectrum. It is meant to match the sky’s colour near the Sun during civil twilight, that short time after sunset when pink tones fade into early evening blue. This gives it a gentle, shifting look, distinct from pure magenta or lavender. Its hex code is #CF71AF.
Where does Sky magenta come from?
The name 'sky magenta' comes from its resemblance to the sky’s colour just after sunset, during the brief period of civil twilight. The shade was included in the Venus Paradise coloured pencil sets, which were popular in the 1950s. It is also called medium lavender pink.
Where Sky magenta is used
Sky magenta has been used in art materials, most notably as one of the colours in the Venus Paradise coloured pencil range from the 1950s. Artists and designers may use it to capture the unique tones of the sky at dusk, especially in landscape scenes.
Pink around the world
What the pink and magenta family means from country to country.
The president's office in Buenos Aires is the Casa Rosada, the Pink House. A popular story says its paint once had ox blood mixed in, though this is not proven.
Politics and protestSource: Casa RosadaThe third day of the New Year's Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground is Jane McGrath Day. The crowd wears pink to raise money for breast cancer nurses.
Protection and healingHopeSource: McGrath FoundationThe Rose Valley near Kazanlak grows pink damask roses for rose oil. The harvest in late May and June is marked by a festival and the crowning of a Rose Queen.
Nature and renewalFestival and celebrationJoySource: Rose Valley, BulgariaToulouse is called la Ville Rose, the pink city, for the soft pink brick of its old buildings.
Nature and renewalSource: ToulouseIn November 2003 protesters entered parliament carrying roses, and the president resigned without bloodshed. The change of power is called the Rose Revolution.
Politics and protestHopeSource: Rose RevolutionAt Holi, the spring festival of colours, friends and strangers smear each other with gulal, a coloured powder. Pink and red gulal are the best known shades.
Festival and celebrationJoySource: HoliShades and relatives of Sky magenta
Sky magenta is closely related to medium lavender pink, and may be confused with other pink-purple shades. Its distinctiveness comes from its link to the colours seen in the sky at twilight, setting it apart from standard magenta or lavender.
Colours that go with Sky magenta
Harmonies are worked out from the value #CF71AF. Contrast ratios follow the WCAG 2 formula.
Questions people ask about Sky magenta
What colour is sky magenta?
Sky magenta is a pinkish-purple shade, similar to the sky near the Sun just after sunset during civil twilight.
Where does the name sky magenta come from?
The name comes from its resemblance to the sky’s colour during civil twilight, when pink afterglow meets early evening blue.
Is sky magenta used in art?
Yes, it was included in the Venus Paradise coloured pencil sets in the 1950s and is used by artists to depict twilight skies.
Does sky magenta have other names?
Yes, it is also called medium lavender pink.
Good reading and sources
The facts on this page come from the Wikipedia article "Shades of magenta" (the section "Sky magenta"), written by its contributors and used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Rang rewrote the text in its own words, with AI assistance, and compares every page with the article to make sure no passage is copied. It may be reused under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence with a link back.
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