Provided is an aqueous ink that excels in a hue as a yellow ink, and capable of recording an image that excels both in color developability and light fastness. The aqueous ink is an ink for inkjet, containing a first coloring material and a second coloring material. The first coloring material is a compound represented by general formula (1), and the second coloring material is a compound represented by general formula (2). ##STR00001##

Provided is an aqueous ink that excels in a hue as a yellow ink, and capable of recording an image that excels both in color developability and light fastness. The aqueous ink is an ink for inkjet, containing a first coloring material and a second coloring material. The first coloring material is a compound represented by general formula (1), and the second coloring material is a compound represented by general formula (2).

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A reactive navy to black dye composition comprises component A and component B, wherein component A is selected from one or more compounds of formula (I), component B is selected from one or more compounds of formula (II); D.sup.1 and D.sup.2 are each independently a group represented by the following formula (a) or (b) or (c); R.sup.1-R.sup.12 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy and sulfo; m, n=0-3, and every R.sup.3 is each independently selected from the group consisting of amino, sulfo, ureido, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkanoylamino, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy and C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, every R.sup.6 is each independently selected from the group consisting of amino, hydroxyl and sulfo; X.sup.1-X.sup.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy, SO.sub.2Y.sup.1, NHCO(CH.sub.2).sub.pSO.sub.2Y.sup.2 and CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.qSO.sub.2Y.sup.3, and at least one of D.sup.1 and D.sup.2 contains a fiber-reactive group, p, q=1-3, and Y.sup.1Y.sup.5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CHCH.sub.2, C.sub.2H.sub.4OSO.sub.3H and CH.sub.2CH.sub.2Cl. A reactive navy to black dye product comprising the dye composition, has the properties of good washing fastness, high degree of fixation and dye-uptake, good build-up, clear remanent dyeing liquor, and the like. ##STR00001##

A reactive navy to black dye composition comprises component A and component B, wherein component A is selected from one or more compounds of formula (I), component B is selected from one or more compounds of formula (II); D.sup.1 and D.sup.2 are each independently a group represented by the following formula (a) or (b) or (c); R.sup.1-R.sup.2 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy and sulfo; m, n=0-3, and every R.sup.3 is each independently selected from the group consisting of amino, sulfo, ureido, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkanoylamino, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy and C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, every R.sup.6 is each independently selected from the group consisting of amino, hydroxyl and sulfo; X.sup.1-X.sup.3 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkyl, C.sub.1C.sub.4 alkoxy, SO.sub.2Y.sup.1, NHCO(CH.sub.2).sub.pSO.sub.2Y.sup.2 and CONH(CH.sub.2).sub.qSO.sub.2Y.sup.3, and at least one of D.sup.1 and D.sup.2 contains a fiber-reactive group, p, q=1-3, and Y.sup.1Y.sup.5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of CHCH.sub.2, C.sub.2H.sub.4OSO.sub.3H and CH.sub.2CH.sub.2Cl. A reactive navy to black dye product comprising the dye composition, has the properties of good washing fastness, high degree of fixation and dye-uptake, good build-up, clear remanent dyeing liquor, and the like.

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The present invention relates to novel mixtures of reactive dyes, a composition comprising the dye mixture according to the invention, an ink or a printing ink or printing paste or dyeing bath for printing or dyeing a substrate comprising the dye mixture according to the invention or the composition according to the invention, their use for dyeing and/or printing substrates, a process for dyeing or printing substrates and substrates comprising the dye mixture according to the invention or the composition according to the invention. Those mixtures are suitable for dyeing and/or printing substrates, such as paper, textiles, glass, plastics or metal, and can be applied in combination with other dyes.

Mixtures of fiber reactive dyes and their use of for the dyeing of hydroxyl- and carboxamide-containing material in blue and navy shades are described.

The present invention relates to novel bisazo dyes, a process for their preparation and their use for dyeing and/or printing substrates.

Mixtures of fibre reactive dyes and their use of for the dyeing of hydroxyl- and carboxamide-containing material in blue and navy shades.

The present invention relates to dye mixtures comprising one or more dye(s) of: formula (I) ##STR00001## and one or more dye(s) of: formula (II) ##STR00002## and optionally one or more dye(s) of: formula (IV) ##STR00003## to processes for their preparation and to their use for dyeing and printing hydroxyl- and carboxamido-containing materials.

The present invention relates to novel bisazo dyes, a process for their preparation and their use for dyeing and/or printing substrates.