Provided are a compound represented by any one of Formulae (1) to (3) described in the specification, a coloring composition for dyeing or textile printing including the compound, an ink for ink jet textile printing, a method of printing on fabric, and a dyed or printed fabric.

The present invention relates to a composition for printing a fiber blend, yarn, woven or non-woven or knit fabric comprising or consisting of at least acrylic, aramid, and optionally wool, a process for producing the composition, use of the composition, a process for printing said fiber blend, yarn, woven or non-woven or knit fabric, as well as to the printed fiber blend, yarn, woven or non-woven or knit fabric and the use thereof to manufacture goods like cloths therefore.

Compositions and methods for dyeing aramids include one or more dye carriers selected from dialkyl imidazolium salts having a cation of the general formula: where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are, independently, selected from C1 to C8 alkyl, and bis-quaternary amine salts having a cation of the formula: where R.sub.1 is, independently at each instance, a C1-C6 alkyl; R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are, independently at each instance, a C1-C6 alkyl or substituted C1-C6 alkyl, and X is, independently at each instance, a halogen; and one or more cationic dyes.

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