Kani waa maqaal ku saabsan midabka basliga. Ha ku khaldin midabka "basali" iyo "baxri". Basli (; ) waa midab ka samaysan iskudhafka (iskudarka) labo midab oo kala casaan iyo buni, ama casuus iyo casaan jaamud ah. Marka laga fiiriyo muraayada (dhalada) Kumbuyuutarka, waxaa midabkan laga sameeyaa iskudarka buluuga iyo casaanka. Marka la iskudhex daro sadexda midab ee Casaanka, Cagaarka iyo Buluuga ayaa sameeya midabo badan kuwaasi oo ka mid yahay midabkan basliga ah. Samayskaas dhexdiisa waxaa midabka basliga laga helaa buluuga iyo casaanka dhexdooda. Sidoo kale waxaa midabkan lagu helaa marka la kala goynayo (jarayo) midabada ayadoo la isticmaalayo habka afka qalaad lagu yidhaahdo 'CMYK color model, taasi oo midabkani ka soo dhex baxo cagaar, huruuda iyo madoowga. Guud ahaan midabka basliga ah waxaa markii ugu horeeysay laga dhex helay iskudar midabo badan uu samaynayay saynisyahan Faransiis haa sanadkii 1859kii. Muuqaalada Basliga se Light and Color Color Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (1964) definition of magenta in Oxford dictionary (American English) (US) Christine E. Barnes (1 February 2011). C&T Publishing Inc. ISBN 9781607051664 http://books.google.com/books?id=23rNl2hwk3AC&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q=magenta%20red%20violet%20color%20theory&f=false.