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Colours beginning with M

48 colours under M.

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#FF00FF Magenta A purplish-pink colour named after a battle and key to modern printingNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +4 #CA1F7B Magenta (dye) A deep pink-purple dye first made from coal tar in 1859Named shade 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy #FF0090 Magenta (process) The magenta used as a primary colour in printing inksNamed shade #AAF0D1 Magic mint A pale minty green once made as a Crayola crayonNamed shade Black Magnetite A naturally magnetic black mineral and a major source of ironColour named from nature #F2E8D7 Magnolia A soft cream shade named for the magnolia flower, common in British interiorsNamed shade 路 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia +1 #C04000 Mahogany A reddish-brown named after mahogany wood, first recorded as a colour in 1737Named shade #FBEC5D Maize A yellow named for the colour of maize grains, ranging from pale to goldenNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +1 #6050DC Majorelle Blue A vivid deep blue named for artist Jacques Majorelle and his Marrakesh gardenNamed shade 路 馃嚥馃嚘 Morocco Green Malachite A banded green mineral and pigment once prized for art and decorationColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +4 Green Malachite green A synthetic green dye once common for silk, now controversial in aquacultureDye 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +3 Black Manganese dioxide A black-brown mineral oxide used in batteries, pigments, and chemical reactionsPigment Purple and violet Manganese violet A synthetic purple pigment once favoured by Impressionist paintersPigment Purple and violet Mangosteen purple The deep reddish-purple of ripe mangosteen fruit rindColour named from nature 路 馃嚥馃嚲 Malaysia +4 #4C5866 Marengo A dark grey or blue-grey shade, once a speckled fabric from northern ItalyNamed shade 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy +2 #00488B Marian blue A deep blue shade linked with images of the Virgin Mary in Christian artNamed shade 路 馃嚘馃嚝 Afghanistan Blue Marking blue A blue dye for marking metal in machining and layout workDye #800000 Maroon A deep brownish red named for the French word for chestnutNamed shade 路 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia +4 #B03060 Maroon (X11) A brighter, rosier maroon as defined by the X11 colour listNamed shade #008C8C Marrs green A rich teal-green named the world's favourite colour in a 2017 global surveyNamed shade Black Mars Black A strong, opaque black pigment made from iron oxidePigment Yellow Martius yellow A synthetic yellow dye once used for wool and in laboratory stainingDye #E0B0FF Mauve A pale purple named after the mallow flower and once a fashion sensationNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France Purple and violet Mauveine A purple dye first made by accident in 1856, launching the synthetic dye industryDye #73C2FB Maya blueazul maya A vivid turquoise blue pigment made by the ancient Maya and AztecsPigment 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +1 #F8B878 Mellow apricot A soft apricot shade listed in the British Standards for building coloursNamed shade #F8DE7E Mellow yellow A soft yellow first listed in the Plochere colour system in 1948Named shade #FEBAAD Melon A soft orange-pink inspired by cantaloupe fleshNamed shade Gold and metallics Metal effect pigments Pigments that give paints and inks a metallic look using tiny metal flakesPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +1 #D3AF37 Metallic gold A colour simulating the look of real gold metal, with a yellow to olive-brown toneNamed shade Blue Methylene blue A synthetic blue dye and medicine first made in 1876Dye #E32600 Methyl orange An orange-red azo dye used as a pH indicator in chemistryDye #E4007C Mexican pinkrosa mexicano A vivid purplish pink seen throughout Mexican art and traditionNamed shade 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico Grey Middle gray A neutral tone halfway between black and white, used to calibrate cameras and printsNamed shade #191970 Midnight blue A deep blue that recalls the sky late at night under moonlightNamed shade Red Minium A rare scarlet to brownish red mineral form of lead oxideColour named from nature #FF4203 Minium A bright orange-red pigment made by heating lead, once common in medieval manuscriptsPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5 #F5FFFA Mint cream A very pale pastel green inspired by mint-flavoured buttercreamNamed shade #967117 Mode beige A deep brownish-beige shade first named in English in 1928Named shade Red Morindone A red dye from the roots of Morinda plants, mainly grown in IndiaDye 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India Gold and metallics Mosaic gold A yellow pigment made from tin(IV) sulfide, used for gilding and bronzingPigment #997A8D Mountbatten pink A muted pink-grey once used as naval camouflage in World War IINamed shade #18453B MSU green A dark green chosen as the official colour of Michigan State UniversityNamed shade #572364 Mulberry A deep reddish-purple named after the colour of mulberry jam or pieNamed shade #824B27 Mummy brown A transparent brown pigment once made from ground Egyptian mummiesPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt Purple and violet Murexide A purple chemical once used as a dye and indicator in chemistryPigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +1 Purple and violet Murrey A dark reddish purple used as a rare heraldic colourHeraldic colour #FFDB58 Mustard A muted yellow shade named after the condimentNamed shade

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