â¢ Fuchsia is a color that is a combination of several colors that flow in the color spectrum between magenta and purple. â¢ Fuchsia is a brilliant color that is a mixture of purple and red. â¢ Fuchsia is the name of the flower of the plant by the same name that got its name after German scientist Fuchs. â¢ As a color, fuchsia became known to the world in 1892. â¢ Magenta is a color that got its name after magenta dye.