Do We See Magenta?

Magenta doesn't exist because it has no wavelength; there's no place for it on the spectrum. The only reason we see it is because our brain doesn't like having green (magenta's complement) between purple and red, so it substitutes a new thing.

Is magenta visible?

Magenta is an extra-spectral color, meaning that it is not found in the visible spectrum of light. Rather, it is physiologically and psychologically perceived as the mixture of red and violet/blue light, with the absence of green.

Does magenta exist in nature?

As it turns out, Magenta cannot be located on the spectrum because it does not exist on the visible spectrum. Magenta does appear in nature of course, in flowers and between the two parts of a double rainbow. ... Magenta is not a color exactly, it's two colors–red and blue-violet at once–with a complete absence of green.