An object of the invention is to provide a yellow ink composition for nonaqueous inkjet that achieves excellent density and weather resistance on printed matters whose printing surface is constituted by a polyvinyl chloride polymer, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, or other vinyl polymer or the like, while also ensuring excellent discharge stability, even in a high-speed printing mode. To this end, a yellow ink composition for nonaqueous inkjet is provided that contains, as the pigment, C. I. Pigment Yellow 150 and C. I. Pigment Yellow 83 at a ratio by mass, calculated by C. I. Pigment Yellow 150/C. I. Pigment Yellow 83, of 5/5 to 9/1, and further contains a pigment dispersant, a resin, and an organic solvent.

Provided are a dye compound, a composition comprising the dye compound, and a display device using the dye compound. The dye compound is represented by Formula 1.

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The novel yellow metal azo pigments based on at least three metal azo compounds which differ at least in the type of metal have improved color strengths and are of excellent suitability for pigmentation of pigment preparations for a broad field of use.

The novel yellow metal azo pigments based on at least three metal azo compounds, which differ at least in the type of metal, have improved color strengths and are of excellent suitability for pigmentation of pigment preparations for a broad field of use.

The novel yellow metal azo pigments based on at least three metal azo compounds which differ at least in the type of metal have improved color strengths and are of excellent suitability for pigmentation of pigment preparations for a broad field of use.

The novel yellow metal azo pigments based on at least two metal azo compounds which differ a least in the type of metal have improved color strengths and are of excellent suitability for pigmentation of pigment preparations for a broad field of use.

Disclosed are hair color compositions comprising novel stable violet-blue to blue imidazolium azo compounds that have a simplified chromophore and high relative solubility in aqueous systems, and that are surprisingly stable under the conditions of use and storage. These compositions are useful for dyeing fibers such as hair and other keratinaceous materials. The compositions can optionally include an oxidant.

Disclosed are hair color compositions comprising novel stable violet-blue to blue imidazolium azo compounds that have a simplified chromophore and high relative solubility in aqueous systems, and that are surprisingly stable under the conditions of use and storage. These compositions are useful for dyeing fibers such as hair and other keratinaceous materials. The compositions can optionally include an oxidant.

Described herein is a method of dyeing the hair. The method includes applying to the hair a hair color composition including one or more direct dye compounds and rinsing the hair with water. The one or more direct dye compounds each include a blue-violet or blue chromophore, one or two permanent cations, one to four incipient cations, and one or more hydrophobic moieties. The incipient cations are pendant to the core structure and are neutral. The direct dye compounds enter the hair shaft after the hair color composition is applied to the hair. The hair color composition has a pH of from about 6 to about 11. The pH of the hair after rinsing is from about 3.5 to about 6. The rinsing of the hair causes one or more of the one to four incipient cations to change from neutral to positively charged inside of the hair shaft.