Magenta
Magenta noun - A primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta.
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Meanwhile, purple and magenta, which often are substituted for violet, do not exist in the light spectrum.
Source: Supernatural Is Purple -
Dennis Wheatley, author of atmospheric horror stories such as The Devil Rides Out, asserted that purple or magenta light heralded the manifestation of spirits of evil.
Source: Supernatural Is Purple -
Hell, even the characters are similar (there's a vaguely southern orange farmer with a large hat, a cyan sportsman and a purple and magenta intellectual).
Source: Animation / Smeshariki
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