Abstract: An ink set includes a process color ink set including a yellow ink, a magenta ink, a cyan ink, and a black ink as process color inks, and a light ink having a color similar to a corresponding one of the process color inks in the process color ink set. The yellow ink, the magenta ink, and the cyan ink each have a maximum absorption wavelength, and each have a full width at half maximum of a peak including the maximum absorption wavelength. A maximum absorbance in a visible light wavelength range of the light ink is 70% or less of a maximum absorbance in the visible light wavelength range of the corresponding one of the process color inks.

Abstract: A hybrid inkjet ink comprising a water miscible organic solvent, a UV radiation-curable material and appropriate photoinitiator, and an epoxide-containing material and printed decorations produced by applying the inkjet ink images to an aluminum substrate.

Abstract: An aqueous ink for ink jet having a high color developing property, capable of recording an image having an excellent hue, and having excellent storage stability, containing a coloring material and a water-soluble organic solvent is provided. The coloring material is a compound represented by the following General Formula (1). The water-soluble organic solvent contains a first water-soluble organic solvent having two or more hydroxy groups and having a Log P value of ?1.88 or more to ?1.09 or less. The content (mass %) of the first water-soluble organic solvent is 5.0 times or more to 30.0 times or less by a mass ratio with respect the content (mass %) of the coloring material.

Abstract: A coloring compound with a structure represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 to R3 independently denote a hydrogen atom, an unsubstituted amino group, or an amino group with a substituent, R4 to R6 independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an unsubstituted aryl group, or an aryl group with a substituent, A1 to A3 independently denote a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a carboxylic acid amide group, an alkoxysulfonyl group, a sulfonic acid amide group, a trifluoromethyl group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, a nitro group, an amino group, or a halogen atom, and the aryl group, the carboxylic acid amide group, the sulfonic acid amide group, and the amino group in A1 to A3 may have a substituent, and n denotes an integer in the range of 1 to 5.

Abstract: A yellow toner is provided. The yellow toner includes toner particles containing a binder resin and a colorant containing at least one compound selected the group consisting of compounds given by the following formulae (1), (2), and (3) for used in a recording method such as an electrophotographic method, an electrostatic recording method, a magnetic recording method, or a toner jet method, and to a method for producing the toner: wherein in the formulae (1), (2), and (3) the R groups are as set forth in the specification.

Abstract: An ink jet recording method includes attaching a reaction liquid and one or more ink jet ink compositions to a low-absorbing or non-absorbing recording medium, in which the reaction liquid contains a reactant which is a carboxylic acid or carboxylate that reacts with a component of the ink jet ink composition, the ink jet ink composition contains a resin and water, and when a deposition amount in an area in which the deposition amount of the resin is the greatest per unit area in a deposition area of the ink jet ink composition on the low-absorbing or non-absorbing recording medium is set to be 100%, the reaction liquid and the ink jet ink composition are deposited so that a mass ratio between the deposition amount of the resin and the deposition amount of the reactant (resin/reactant) in the deposition area in which the deposition amount of the resin is in a range of 20% to 100% is in a range of 1.5 to 16.

Abstract: There is provided a coloring composition including the compound represented by Formula (1) described in the specification and the compound selected from (A) to (C) described in the specification.

Abstract: There is provided a compound represented by the following Formula (3): wherein in Formula (3), R201, R202 and R203 each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number of 0 to 4, and n203 represents a number of 0 to 4, when n201, n202 and n203 each represent a number of 2 or more, a plurality of R201's, R202's and R203's may be the same or different, M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation, and M's may be the same or different, and a coloring composition containing the compound.

Abstract: An ink containing a first coloring material and a second coloring material, the sum total of these contents being 6.0% by mass or less. The first coloring material is a black coloring material exhibiting a difference ??max1 of 20.0 or more between a maximum absorption wavelength in a 20.0% by mass aqueous solution of 1,2-hexanediol and a maximum absorption wavelength in water, the second coloring material is a specific coloring material exhibiting a difference ??max2 of 12.0 or less between a maximum absorption wavelength in a 20.0% by mass aqueous solution of 1,2-hexanediol and a maximum absorption wavelength in water, and the sum of the ??max1 and the ??max2 is 35.0 or less.

Abstract: A dye ink set for ink jet recording, which has a wide color gamut, particularly for the hue range of magenta, blue, and cyan, and which has good ejection stability properties. The ink set includes ink compositions of two colors, a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition which contain a dye, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, and the magenta ink composition contains a compound represented by formula (1) below or a salt thereof.

Abstract: A coloring matter which exhibits excellent (ozone) gas resistance, high print density, low color rendering properties, low color saturation, and high-quality black hue when is recorded on a paper only for inkjet exclusive use, i.e., an azo compound represented by formula (1), a tautomer of the azo compound, or a salt of the azo compound or the tautomer; and an ink composition containing the coloring matter, particularly a black ink composition for inkjet recording applications.

Abstract: There is provided a coloring composition including the compound represented by Formula (1) described in the specification and the compound selected from (A) to (C) described in the specification.

Abstract: An ink-jet ink set includes a black ink containing carbon black; a cyan ink containing a first cyan dye; a magenta ink containing a first magenta dye; a yellow ink containing a first yellow dye; and a gray ink containing a second cyan dye, a second magenta dye, and a second yellow dye. The cyan ink, the magenta ink, the yellow ink, and the gray ink have a ROD of 65% or more, the ROD being defined by Equation (A). The gray ink has an OD value of 1.40 to less than 2.30, the OD value being defined by Equation (B).

Abstract: A light absorption anisotropic film, wherein content of a liquid crystalline non-colorable low molecular weight compound is 30% by mass or less; and which is obtained by fixing the alignment of a dichroic dye composition comprising at least one type of azo-based dichroic dye having nematic liquid crystallinity; and shows a diffraction peak derived from a periodic structure in a direction parallel to the alignment axis on measurement of X-ray diffraction. The light absorption anisotropic film is high in dichroism.

Abstract: An aqueous black ink composition that produces a black recorded image that is stable even when stored for a long time period, exhibits a neutral black to gray color with low color saturation and no tinge, has a high printed image density and exhibits excellent fastness properties of the recorded image, particularly ozone-gas resistance. The ink composition contain at least one kind of coloring matter (I), which a coloring matter represented by formula (1) below, a tautomer thereof, or a salt of the coloring matter or the tautomer; at least one kind of coloring matter (II), which is a coloring matter represented by formula (2) below or a salt thereof; and coloring matter (III), which is a coloring matter having an azo group other than coloring matters (I) and (II), or a salt thereof.

Abstract: There is provided a compound represented by the following Formula (3): wherein in Formula (3), R201, R202 and R203 each independently represent a monovalent substituent, n201 and n202 each independently represent a number of 0 to 4, and n203 represents a number of 0 to 4, when n201, n202 and n203 each represent a number of 2 or more, a plurality of R201's, R202's and R203's may be the same or different, M represents a hydrogen atom or a counter cation, and M's may be the same or different, and a coloring composition containing the compound.

Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a pigment; water; an acetylene glycol-based surfactant contained by 0.1% by weight to 0.3% by weight in the water-based ink; tripropylene glycol methyl ether contained by 2.5% by weight to 4.5% by weight in the water-based ink; and tripropylene glycol n-butyl ether contained by 0.5% by weight to 1.5% by weight in the water-based ink.

Abstract: An ink composition containing at least two kinds of water-soluble long-wavelength dyes whose absorption spectrum in an aqueous solvent has a maximum wavelength of 550 nm to 700 nm, in which at least one kind of the water-soluble long-wavelength dyes is a first water-soluble long-wavelength dye of an azo compound represented by the following Formula (1), at least one kind of the water-soluble long-wavelength dyes is a second water-soluble long-wavelength dye that is different from the first water-soluble long-wavelength dye, and the second water-soluble long-wavelength dye is a compound having two to four azo groups conjugated with each other per molecule, an ink for inkjet recording using the ink composition, and an inkjet recording method using the ink for inkjet recording using the ink for inkjet recording.

Abstract: An ink composition containing at least three coloring materials of a first coloring material, a second coloring material, and a third coloring material, in which the first coloring material is a compound represented by Formula (Y) as described, the second coloring material is at least one compound selected from Group A consisting of compounds having a specific structure, in which the mass ratio of the content (% by mass) of the second coloring material in the composition to the content (% by mass) of the first coloring material in the composition is 0.001 to 1.0, and the third coloring material is a compound different from the first coloring material as described.

Abstract: The ink set according to the invention includes a first ink containing water, pigments, and first metal ions as counter-ions of the pigments; and a second ink containing water, specific dyes, and second metal ions as counter-ions of the dyes, in which the maximum equivalent conductivity [S·cm2/eq] of the first metal ions is greater than the maximum equivalent conductivity [S·cm2/eq] of the second metal ions.

Abstract: An inkjet ink set including at least a black ink, a cyan ink, a magenta ink, and a yellow ink. Each of the inks includes at least a water-soluble dye, water and a water-soluble solvent including a specific alkoxypropionamide compound. The cyan, magenta and yellow inks has a S/W ratio of not less than 1.5 and not greater than 3.5, wherein S represents the content of the water-soluble solvent in each ink, and W represents the content of water in each ink, and the black ink has a S/W ratio of not less than 1.0 and less than 1.5, wherein S represents the content of the water-soluble solvent in the black ink, and W represents the content of water in the black ink.

Abstract: An ink composition contains a dye whose free acid is expressed by formula (1), lithium ions, and an aromatic compound having a carboxy group. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom, x represents an integer of 2 to 4, and y represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: An ink set is provided and includes at least a yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, and a cyan ink composition, wherein the yellow ink composition contains as a colorant at least one selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by formula (Y-I) and a salt thereof. where R4 represents a monovalent group; R5 represents —OR6 or —NHR7; each of R6 and R7 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent group; X3 represents a divalent linking group; n3 represents 0 or 1; Ar3 represents a divalent heterocyclic group; and Ar4 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, or a monovalent triazine ring group.

Abstract: The present disclosure is drawn to an inks, printed articles, and related methods. In one example, the a neutral gray reflective ink can include an aqueous liquid vehicle, iron oxide reflective particles having an average particle size from 3 nm to 180 nm dispersed in the aqueous liquid vehicle, and a dye system solvated in the aqueous liquid vehicle. The iron oxide particles and the dye system are present at relative concentrations to provide a reflective ink that is neutral gray.

Abstract: A water-based black ink composition which exhibits a low intensity, colorless and neutral black color and provides a black recorded image the printed image of which has high density. The ink composition includes at least one compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof and an azo compound having ?max within the range of 550-660 nm. In the formula (1), R1 to R8 independently represent a hydrogen atom; a halogen atom; a sulfo group; a carboxy group; a sulfamoyl group; a carbamoyl group; a C1-C4 alkyl group; a C1-C4 alkoxy group; and a C1-C4 alkoxy group substituted with at least one group selected from a group consisting of a hydroxy group, a C1-C4 alkoxy group, a hydroxy C1-C4 alkoxy group, a sulfo group and a carboxy group. X represents a bivalent cross-linking group.

Abstract: An aqueous black ink composition which enables the formation of an excellent black recorded image having extremely high ozone gas resistance and a neutral and achromatic color. The ink composition comprises: a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (1) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound; a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (3) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound; and a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (4) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound.

Abstract: An ink composition is used in an ink jet recording apparatus including a recording head that includes a nozzle plate having a nozzle aperture through which the ink composition is ejected, and a flow channel substrate having a communication hole acting as a flow channel through which the ink composition flows. The nozzle plate and the flow channel substrate are bonded together with an adhesive such that the communication hole communicates with the nozzle aperture. The ink composition contains a coloring material, an acetylene glycol-based surfactant having an HLB value of 9 or less, and at least one of the compounds expressed by general formula (1): R1O—(CH2—CH2—O)n—R2 or general formula (2): (R3)p—N-{L-(COOM)q}r.

Abstract: An ink containing a first coloring material and a second coloring material, the sum total of these contents being 6.0% by mass or less. The first coloring material is a black coloring material exhibiting a difference ??max1 of 20.0 or more between a maximum absorption wavelength in a 20.0% by mass aqueous solution of 1,2-hexanediol and a maximum absorption wavelength in water, the second coloring material is a specific coloring material exhibiting a difference ??max2 of 12.0 or less between a maximum absorption wavelength in a 20.0% by mass aqueous solution of 1,2-hexanediol and a maximum absorption wavelength in water, and the sum of the ??max1 and the ??max2 is 35.0 or less.

Abstract: A water-based ink set for ink jet recording, includes: a water-based black ink which contains a black colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the black colorant containing self-dispersible carbon black; and a water-based magenta ink which contains a magenta colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the magenta colorant containing a dye represented by the general formula (1); wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes a penetrant of which amount is 0.5% by weight to 3.5% by weight of the water-based magenta ink.

Abstract: An ink composition containing at least two kinds of water-soluble long-wavelength dyes whose absorption spectrum in an aqueous solvent has a maximum wavelength of 550 nm to 700 nm, in which at least one kind of the water-soluble long-wavelength dyes is a first water-soluble long-wavelength dye of an azo compound represented by the following Formula (1), at least one kind of the water-soluble long-wavelength dyes is a second water-soluble long-wavelength dye that is different from the first water-soluble long-wavelength dye, and the second water-soluble long-wavelength dye is a compound having two to four azo groups conjugated with each other per molecule, an ink for inkjet recording using the ink composition, and an inkjet recording method using the ink for inkjet recording using the ink for inkjet recording.

Abstract: An ink composition containing at least three coloring materials of a first coloring material, a second coloring material, and a third coloring material, in which the first coloring material is a compound represented by Formula (Y), and the second coloring material is at least one compound selected from Group A consisting of compounds having a specific structure, in which the mass ratio of the content (% by mass) of the second coloring material in the composition to the content (% by mass) of the first coloring material in the composition is 0.001 to 1.0, and the third coloring material is a compound different from the first coloring material and has a specific structure. In Formula (Y), M's each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a cation, and when M represents a cation, M represents Li+ ion, Na+ ion, K+ ion or NH4+ ion.

Abstract: Provided is an ink capable of recording an image that is excellent in ozone resistance, hardly causes blurring or color change even in a high-humidity environment, and is excellent in humidity resistance. The ink includes a coloring material and a lithium ion. The coloring material includes a compound represented by the following general formula (I) and a content of the lithium ion in the ink is 3.5 times or more in terms of molar ratio with respect to a content of the compound represented by the general formula (I).

Abstract: There is provided a water-based ink set for ink-jet recording, including: a water-based yellow ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a yellow colorant containing a yellow dye (Y-1) and a yellow dye (Y-2) indicated below; a water-based magenta ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a magenta colorant containing a magenta dye (M-1) and a magenta dye (M-2) indicated below; a water-based cyan ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a cyan colorant containing a cyan dye (C-1) indicated below; and a water-based black ink which contains water, a water-soluble organic solvent and a black colorant containing carbon black.

Abstract: A coloring matter which exhibits excellent (ozone) gas resistance, high print density, low color rendering properties, low color saturation, and high-quality black hue when is recorded on a paper only for inkjet exclusive use, i.e., an azo compound represented by formula (1), a tautomer of the azo compound, or a salt of the azo compound or the tautomer; and an ink composition containing the coloring matter, particularly a black ink composition for inkjet recording applications.

Abstract: An aqueous black ink composition which enables the formation of an excellent black recorded image having extremely high ozone gas resistance and a neutral and achromatic color. The ink composition comprises: a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (1) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound; a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (3) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound; and a dye which includes at least one compound represented by specific formula (4) or at least one tautomer or salt of the compound.

Abstract: A dye ink set for ink jet recording, which has a wide color gamut, particularly for the hue range of magenta, blue, and cyan, and which has good ejection stability properties. The ink set includes ink compositions of two colors, a magenta ink composition and a cyan ink composition which contain a dye, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, and the magenta ink composition contains a compound represented by formula (1) below or a salt thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides a dis-azo compound and an oil ink comprising the same. The dis-azo compound is represented by the following formula (I): wherein R1 represents substituted or unsubstituted C4˜C16 alkyl, and R2 and R3 independently represent substituted or unsubstituted C1˜C6 alkyl. Besides, the present invention also provides an electrowetting display using the oil ink.

Abstract: An ink composition having a suitably-adjusted hue and causing no decomposition of dyes during storage is provided. The ink composition contains a compound (a) represented by the following formula (1), an ingredient (c) and moisture-retentive agents, characterized by being from 0.1 mass % to lower than 7.0 mass % in content of the compound represented by the formula (1), 10.0 mass % or lower in content of a moisture-retentive agent having 3 or more hydroxyl groups (b) and lower than 30.0 in molar ratio of the moisture-retentive agent having 3 or more hydroxyl groups to the compound represented by the formula (1): wherein each of Ar1 and Ar2 preferably represents an aromatic heterocyclic group, each of A1 and A2 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent, Y represents —OM or —NR1R2, M represents a hydrogen atom or a metal ion and each of R1 and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group or the like. The ingredient (c) is at least one compound selected from C.I.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided which does not undergo decomposition or fading of colorants even when stored under high-temperature environment. An ink composition which contains a compound represented by the following general formula (1) and a humectant, wherein the content of the compound represented by the general formula (1) is from 0.1% by mass to less than 7.0% by mass, the content of the humectant having 3 or more hydroxyl groups is 8.0% by mass or less, and the molar ratio of the humectant having 3 or more hydroxyl groups/the compound represented by the general formula (1) being less than 15.

Abstract: Azo compounds represented by general formula (1) or salts thereof are provided as highly water-soluble colorants which have hues of yellow, orange, brown or red, and excellent color development properties and which, when used in various recording processes, particularly in an inkjet recording process, ensure various excellent fastnesses such as light fastness, ozone fastness, and fading balance. Ink compositions containing the colorants are also provided. In general formula (1), R1 to R8 are each independently a hydrogen atom, C1-4 alkyl, C1-4 alkoxy, or the like; and X is C1-8 alkylenediamino, xylylenediamino, or the like.

Abstract: A water-soluble azo compound represented by formula (1) or a salt thereof, and an ink composition containing the compound or salt. The ink composition has a chroma saturation and hue suitable for inkjet recording, and enables a material recorded therewith to have high fastness in various fields, in particular high ozone gas resistance, while enabling an image recorded therewith to have excellent storage stability and the like. In formula (1), Q represents a halogen atom; x represents an integer of 2 to 4; and the group A represents an amino group represented by the following formula (101). In formula (101), y represents an integer of 1 to 3.

Abstract: The present invention provides a an inkjet ink set including a fixing agent liquid which includes a cationic polymer and an acidic precipitant; and an ink which includes a water-based medium, a pigment having a first anionic polymer covalently bonded thereto, and a second anionic polymer, wherein the second anionic polymer is insoluble in the water-based medium.

Abstract: By using an ink composition which contains C.I. Acid Red 52, C.I. Acid Red 92, and a specific dye at a ratio in a specific range, it is possible to provide recorded matter having good lightfastness without impairing fluorescence intensity and color developability.

Abstract: An ink composition includes: water, a compound represented by the following general formula (1) or a salt thereof, and a compound represented by the following general formula (21) or a salt thereof. (in the formula (1), n represents 0 or 1, each of R1, R2, R3, and R4 represents a substituent, Group A represents a substituted heterocyclic group represented by the following general formula (2) or (3): in the formula (2), R5 represents a substituent. in the formula (3), each of R6, R7, and R8 represents a substituent, and Group B has a substituted phenyl group or naphthyl group). (in the formula (21), each of R21, R22, R23, R24, R25, R26, R27, and R28 represents a substituent, and X represents a divalent crosslinking group).

Abstract: An ink having: a first coloring material; a second coloring material; and a third coloring material, wherein the first coloring material is a compound represented by the following general formula (BkI-1), the second coloring material is a compound different from the first coloring material and is represented by the following general formula (BkII-1) or (BkII-2), and the third coloring material is a compound represented by the following general formula (Y-1).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to magenta inks and ink sets for ink-jet printing. The inks and ink sets provide exceptional ozone fastness, particularly when printed on porous media or plain paper. The inks of the ink sets are formulated to be compatible with each other and are capable of producing high quality printed images.

Abstract: A water-based ink set includes a yellow ink, a magenta ink, and a cyan ink, each including a coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The yellow ink includes dyes (Y-1) and (Y-2), the magenta ink includes dyes (M-1) and (M-2), and the cyan ink includes a dye (C-1). Dye (Y-1): a dye represented by the formula (Y-1) Dye (Y-2): at least one dye selected from the group consisting of C. I. Direct Yellow 86, C. I. Direct Yellow 132, and C. I. Direct Yellow 142 Dye (M-1): a dye represented by the formula (M-1) Dye (M-2): at least one dye selected from the group consisting of dyes represented by a formula (M-2a), dyes represented by the formula (M-2b), C. I. Acid Red 1, and C. I. Acid Red 254 Dye (C-1): a dye represented by the formula (C-1).

Abstract: There is provided an aqueous solution including: (a) a preservative, and (b) at least one kind of an azo compound represented by the following Formula (1) or a salt thereof, wherein a content of (b) is 1% by mass to 25% by mass: wherein, in Formula (1), A represents a substituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted nitrogen-containing 5-membered heterocyclic group, G represents a nitrogen atom or —C(R2)?, R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, a carboxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group or cyano group, Y2, Y3 and Y4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent, Y2, Y3 and Y4 may be bonded to each other to form a ring, all of Y2, Y3 and Y4 do not represent a hydrogen atom at the same time, and M each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent countercation.

Abstract: There is provided an aqueous solution containing (a) a preservative and (b) at least one azo compound represented by the following Formula (1) or a salt thereof, in which the content of (b) is 1% by mass to 25% by mass. (In Formula (1), G represents a nitrogen atom or —C(R2)?. R2 represents a hydrogen atom, a sulfo group, a carboxyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group or a cyano group. X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6 and X7 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. Y2, Y3 and Y4 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent. Y2, Y3 and Y4 may be bonded with each other to form a ring. All of Y2, Y3 and Y4 do not represent hydrogen atoms at the same time. M each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent countercation.

Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet recording includes a coloring agent, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent. The coloring agent includes the following a dye (1) and a dye (2). dye (1): a dye represented by the general formula (1) dye (2): at least one dye selected from the group consisting of dyes represented by the general formula (2a), dyes represented by the general formula (2b), C. I. Acid Red 1, and C. I. Acid Red 254.