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. ##STR00001##

This invention relates to a process for the preparation of a dispersion comprising coloured or black particles, such coloured or black particles prepared by the process, the use of the dispersion and the coloured or black particles in electrophoretic fluids, and electrophoretic display devices comprising such fluids.

The present invention relates to a perylene bisimide compound of formula (I) ##STR00001##
or a mixture thereof. The present invention also relates to the use of the compound in color converters, to the color converters and their use, and to lighting devices containing at least one LED and at least one of the color converters. The present invention also relates to a printing ink formulation for security printing containing at least one of the phenoxy-substituted perylene bisimide compounds.

There is provided a technique for producing a quinacridone solid solution pigment, the technique making it possible to obtain a quinacridone solid solution pigment which produces a colored product having high chroma and a bluish hue, more preferably which has controlled particle diameters. Specifically, a method for producing a quinacridone solid solution pigment, the method including a crude quinacridone solid solution production step of subjecting a diarylaminoterepththalic acid and a dialkylarylaminoterephthalic acid to a co-cyclization reaction in polyphosphoric acid, thereby obtaining a water-containing crude quinacridone solid solution containing a solid solution of an unsubstituted quinacridone and a 2,9-dialkylquinacridone, the solid solution containing water, a drying step of drying the water-containing crude quinacridone solid solution to reduce the water content to less than 1% and obtain a powdery, crude quinacridone solid solution, and a pigmentation step of heating the powdery, crude quinacridone solid solution in a liquid medium that cannot dissolve the crude quinacridone solid solution.

The disclosure relates to a dye composition comprising a combination of natural dyeing agents including an extract of Lawsonia inermis. The disclosure also relates to the cosmetic use of said composition for dyeing keratin fibers. The disclosure also relates to a cosmetic method for dyeing keratin fibers comprising the application of such a composition.

A reactive dye of formula

##STR00001##

wherein M is hydrogen, an alkali metal or one equivalent of an alkaline earth metal, Z.sub.1 is vinyl, β-sulfatoethyl or the radical —NHCO—(CH.sub.2).sub.3—SO.sub.2—CH.sub.2CH.sub.2Cl; R.sub.1 denotes H or sulfo; and R.sub.2 is H, methyl, methoxy or sulfo, n is the number 3; Y is vinyl or a radical —CH.sub.2—CH.sub.2-U and U is —Cl or —OSO.sub.3H,
is suitable for dyeing and printing cellulosic or amide-group-containing fibre materials.

A composite pigment includes first and second cholesteric liquid crystal pigments. The first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment has a center wavelength of a selective reflection band within a wavelength range of 400 nm or more and 800 nm or less and a selective reflection bandwidth of 150 nm or less. The second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment has a selective reflection bandwidth of 200 nm or more within a wavelength range of 400 nm or more and 800 nm or less. The selective reflection band of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment and a selective reflection band of the second cholesteric liquid crystal pigment at least partially overlap with each other. A containing amount of the first cholesteric liquid crystal pigment relative to a total amount of the first and second cholesteric liquid crystal pigments is more than 0% by weight and 30% by weight or less.

The present invention is directed to dye mixtures comprising structures of formula and their production and their use for dyeing textiles and in particular for dyeing aramid fibres. ##STR00001##

The present invention relates to a colorant mixture comprising (A) at least one blue- or black-dyeing disperse dye of formula ##STR00001## wherein R.sub.1 denotes hydrogen or halogen, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C.sub.1-C.sub.8-alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, cyano, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy or halogen; —(CH.sub.2).sub.n—O—(CH.sub.2).sub.mR.sub.4, wherein R.sub.4 denotes hydrogen or C.sub.1-C.sub.8-alkyl, n is a number from 2 to 6 and m is a number from 0 to 6; C.sub.5-C.sub.24aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, carboxy, cyano, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkoxy or halogen; or C.sub.6-C.sub.30aralkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, cyano, C.sub.1-C.sub.4alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkoxy groups or halogen; and (B) at least one yellow-, orange- or red-dyeing disperse dye, solvent dye, vat dye or pigment; and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing cellulose or cellulose blend fibre materials.

A colored dispersion that contains (A) C.I. Disperse Orange 25, (B) a specific dye such as C.I. Disperse Orange 49, 62, 71, 73, or 148, and water. When the total (A) C.I. Disperse Orange 25 and (B) specific dye content of the colored dispersion is 100 parts by mass, the (B) specific dye content of the colored dispersion is less than 20 parts by mass. A recording medium to which the colored dispersion has been adhered and a textile printing method for hydrophobic fibers that uses the colored dispersion.