Abstract: The present invention relates to colorant blends comprising (a) an azo component, which is a salt of a salt-forming azo pigment of the formulaA--N.dbd.N--B,wherein A is the residue of a diazo component and B is the residue of a coupling component; and (b) a second component, which is an opaque 1,4-diketo-3,6-diaryl-pyrrolo?3,4-c!pyrrole pigment. The colorant blends are especially useful in coating compositions, such as paints.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 1997
Date of Patent:
February 9, 1999
Assignee:
Ciba Specialty Chemical Corporation
Inventors:
Edward Ephraim Jaffe, James Martin Delaney