Creative Colour – Magenta

An intense hue – not quite pink yet not quite violet. For those who like a dramatic, eye popping scheme.
Combine with ivory, deep purple and violet blue
- With bright orange, hot pink, dark lime green and touches of egg yolk yellow

- With pale grey, violet and white

- With pewter grey, navy and ivory

- With sage green and ivory

- With shades of white and touches of black

- With periwinkle blue, silver and white

- With ruby, deep burgundy and dark navy

- With aqua, ivory, mid pink and touches of spring green

- Fern fronds, ivy, lotus pods, orchids, lilac or magenta roses, larkspur, delphiniums, purple hydrangeas, dramatic white blooms, privet berries, African violets in tiny pots, burgundy foliage

- Choose a dramatic fabric such as a check, floral or toile for table linen in one of your other colours on a white background and pipe in magenta. Add napkins or placemats in magenta, or magenta covered buttons or ribbons holding up folds of an overcloth

- Mercury glass balls, mirrors or containers. Glass covered tabletops

- Think the vibrant hues of saris and the touches used in Indian weddings

- Brass, silver, black wrought iron, pewter

- Beach weddings using the aqua or bright orange colour scheme. Magenta table cloths, patterned runners, coloured crockery and candles, cane chairs, palm fronds, hibiscus, orchids – a riot of colour on white sand

- Pewter grey chairs, magenta linen edged in grey beads, navy napkins and crockery, brushed stainless steel cutler, muted silver or pewter candlesticks, navy candles, dull pewter or zinc floral containers filled with magenta and purple orchids and green peppercorn berries, magenta favour boxes tied with pewter and navy ribbon

- Brightly coloured and patterned Portuguese, Spanish or Moroccan tableware

- Clusters of beaded strands or small lights hung from the ceiling to mimic the feel of chandeliers

- Jewellery could be cloisonné, turquoise, marquasite, diamonds, silver

Dress from Lazaro via Brides, Magenta shoes from Faith, bouquet from Boutwell Studio via Wedding Channel, hair flower by Bower Bird Inc on Etsy,

Want more? Check out these posts from the archives

1. Creative Colour – Royal Purple
2. Creative Colour – Midnight Blue
3. Creative Colour – Pale Grey
4. Creative Colour – Jade Green
5. Creative Colour – Pewter Grey

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