amaranth purple

noun

: a deep purplish red that is bluer and stronger than American beauty, redder and less strong than magenta (see magenta sense 2a), and redder, lighter, and slightly stronger than hollyhock

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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