Does Magenta Exist?

A little more rumination on Magenta as an entity... I stumbled upon an article which tells me that Magenta does not, in fact exist!  I kid you not.  My right index finger went immediately into overdrive, clicking on every imaginable link to find out more about this travesty.  The perpetrator of this alarming claim is one Liz Elliot of www.biotele .com (The Neurostimulation Portal) HERE.  Do take a look at this article as it has some excellent optical trickery for you to play with.

This colour wheel from Blue Lobster shows Magenta very clearly!!

Needless to say, Ms Elliot’s claims are variously debunked by other writers, scientists and bloggers.  I particularly liked the article HERE. Which explains in layman’s terms why Magenta does exist and why it does not.  

So, do I now begin to doubt my own existence?  Am I purely a figment in the imaginations of folk who are trying to bridge the gap between Red and Violet?  I have often pondered on the status of my visibility in the minds of others, particularly those of my children on occasions when dividing up the day’s chores between them etc.

Perhaps then, there is synchronicity in play in my choosing Magenta as the name under which I will work!  I want to find a place in the imaginations of my readers with what I write, and if Magenta truly does exist in the imagination, then I hope that this is a good omen and I am off to a good start.  No doubt time will tell.