Provided are a composition that has excellent pigment dispersibility without affecting the color of a pigment in a visible range, a curable composition, a cured film, a near infrared cut filter, an infrared transmitting filter; a solid image pickup element, an infrared sensor, and a camera module. The composition includes: a pigment; a pigment derivative that includes a compound represented by Formula (1); and a solvent, in which R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 represent an aryl group or the like, R.sup.3 to R.sup.6 represent a cyano group, a heteroaryl group, or the like, R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 each independently represent —BR.sup.9R.sup.10 or the like, R.sup.9 and R.sup.10 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heteroaryl group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, or a heteroaryloxy group, L represents a single bond or a linking group, X represents an acidic group or the like, m represents an integer of 1 to 10, and n represents an integer of 1 to 10. ##STR00001##

The disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising a combination of two extracts of Lawsonia inermis and a method for preparing thereof. The disclosure also relates to the cosmetic use of said composition for dyeing keratin fibers. Finally, the disclosure relates to a cosmetic method for dyeing keratin fibers comprising the application of such a composition.

The present invention provides compositions with increased color shade stability comprising organic pigments and TiO.sub.2. The combination of specific ingredients disclosed herein prevents the color migration often associated with organic pigments including azo based dyes and lakes.

A dye ink composition includes: a compound A represented by the general formula (I-1) as defined herein; a compound B represented by the general formula (I-2) as defined herein; at least one of a compound C-I represented by the general formula (I-3-1) as defined herein or a compound C-II represented by the general formula (I-3-2) as defined herein; a compound D represented by the general formula (I-4) as defined herein; and water.

A composition for a near-infrared light-absorbing film includes a binder and compounds represented by separate particular chemical formulae. A near-infrared light-absorbing film may include a near-infrared light-absorbing layer including a cured product of the composition. A camera device may include the near-infrared light-absorbing film, and an electronic device may include the camera device.

The present invention is directed to dye mixtures comprising dyes of formula (1) and dyes of formula (2), the process of the production and the use of the dye mixtures.

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Provided are a coloring composition capable of producing a film having excellent light fastness, and the like, a method for producing a coloring composition, a color filter, a pattern forming method, a solid-state imaging device, and an image display device. The coloring composition includes a coated pigment in which at least a portion of a surface of a yellow pigment is coated with a resin, a halogenated phthalocyanine pigment, a dispersant having an acid value of 40 mgKOH/g or more, and a curable compound.

There is a compound represented by the following formula (I):

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in which R1 and R2, identical or different, represent a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkenyl group, a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkynyl group, or a C.sub.2-C.sub.30 alkoxy group, the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or alkoxy groups being optionally substituted with at least one hydroxy, halogen, amino, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl, or C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkoxy group, as a temperature change regulating agent in a thermochromic ink composition. There also are thermochromic pigment microcapsules having a compound of formula (I) according to the disclosure, to ink compositions having such thermochromic pigment microcapsules, and to writing instruments comprising such ink compositions.

There is provided a photoelectric conversion film including a quinacridone derivative represented by the following General formula and a subphthalocyanine derivative represented by the following General formula.

The disclosure relates to methods for coloring keratinous substrates using solubilized vat dyes, as well as compositions and kits suitable for carrying out the methods. The disclosure also relates to novel solubilized vat dyes.