Solferino

n.

1.

A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the dyes derived from aniline; - so called from Solferino in Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its discovery.

Noun	1.	solferino - a purplish pink dye was discovered in 1859, the year a battle was fought at Solferino Synonyms: purplish pink
	2.	Solferino - an indecisive battle in 1859 between the French and Sardinians under Napoleon III and the Austrians under Francis Joseph I Synonyms: battle of Solferino

pink, purplish pink