The popular color of 2023, extraordinary magenta in gemstones

Pantone, an international color rights organization, announced the popular color of 2023 - PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta.

If you feel that the clothes of "extraordinary magenta" do not set off your aura, you might as well try the jewels of "extraordinary magenta" color, which will absolutely amaze you!

| What is extraordinary magenta

Viva Magenta Extraordinary Magenta (color 18-1750).
Pantone defines it as a subtle deep red tone, between red and purple, which gives people a sense of vitality and energy, and symbolizes positive optimism and courage.
You can simply understand it as "extraordinary magenta" color is a kind of red with high saturation and purple tone.

The first sight of extraordinary magenta often gives people a feeling of vitality, enthusiasm and strength.

Although it has purple tone, PANTONE 18-1750 Viva Magenta "extraordinary magenta" really belongs to the red family.

Tracing back to the color of "extraordinary magenta", its inspiration comes from the red of "cochineal worm". "Carmine worm" is one of the precious dyes in nature, and also one of the strongest and brightest dyes known in the world.

| Cochineal insect is a kind of precious economic resource insect of Homoptera, scientific name: Dactylopius cocus, native to Mexico and Central America, hosted by Opuntia Nill.

The cochineal insect contains carmine (C22H20O13), which can be prepared into carmine pigment and widely used in food, cosmetics, medicine and other industries.

Although the color comes from cochineal insects, there are many "extraordinary magenta" colors in natural gemstones!

Tourmaline
As a jeweler who is familiar with the variety and color of gemstones, Mr. J thought of the "rupee" in the tourmaline family at the first sight when he saw the "extraordinary magenta".

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Tourmaline gold ring

Rupee literally translates it as "ruby like", which is used to describe the best red tourmaline, also known as the Hongbao tourmaline.

Although high-quality rupee is called "Ruby Pinti", compared with high-quality ruby, "rupee" tourmaline always has the feeling of "rose and purple" in red.

The tone and saturation of the rupee tourmaline also have a certain range. Some red tones are rich with a little purple tone, which is closer to "extraordinary magenta".

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Ruby

As the king of rubies, the color gamut of rubies also includes "magenta" with purple tone.
But in the color of ruby, "dove blood red" is the king, and "magenta" is not the mainstream at all.

The more chromium in ruby, the redder the ruby will be. Ruby with high iron content will be darker; Titanium will make ruby produce blue or purple tone.

Of course, rubies that can meet the natural "pigeon blood red" color requirements of the top laboratories are, after all, a few of the few, which can be met but not demanded; The high-quality "magenta" ruby with a slight "purple tone" also has a unique beauty.

In some mainstream laboratories, most of the ruby color grading also has the purple color category. Let's look at it together~

GRS Ruby color grading:

Lotus Lab Ruby Color Rating:

Gilder Lab Ruby Color Rating:

National inspection NGTC ruby color grading: