List of dyes


This is a list of dyes with Colour Index International generic names and numbers and CAS Registry numbers.
Common nameSynonymsC.I. generic nameC.I. numberClassCAS number
Acid Black 52Acid Black 5215711azo
Acid Blue ASWeak Acid BlueAcid Blue 2562055anthraquinone
Acid fuchsinAcid Magenta
Acid Rubin
Acid Violet 1942685triarylmethane
Acid orange 3Acid orange 310385nitro
Acid orange 19Acid Orange 1914690azo
Acid orange 20Orange IAcid Orange 2014600azo
Acid Red 13Fast red EAcid red 1316045azo
Acid red 25Acid red 2516050azo
Acid red 88Fast red AAcid red 8815620azo
Acid Red 95Erythrosine Y
Diiodofluorescein
Acid red 9545425xanthene
Acid Red 15126900diazo
Acridine orangeEuchrysineBasic Orange 1446005acridine
Acridine red 3B45000pyronin
AcriflavineTrypaflavine46000acridine
Alcian Blue 8GXAlcian BlueIngrain Blue 174240phthalocyanine
Alcian yellow GXSSudan orangeIngrain yellow 112840azo
AlizarinTurkey redMordant red 11
Pigment red 83
58000anthraquinone
Alizarin blue67410anthraquinone
Alizarin cyanin BBSAnthracene blue SWXMordant blue 2358610anthraquinone
Alizarin Red Salizarin carmineMordant red 358005anthraquinone
Alizarin VioletGalleinMordant violet 2545445fluorone
Alizarin yellow GGMordant yellow 114025azo
Alizarin yellow RMordant orange 114030azo
Alkali blueAlkali blue 4B
Alkali blue 5B
Acid blue 11042750triarylmethane
AlkanninAnchusinNatural red 2075530natural
Allura Red ACFood red 1716035azo
AmaranthAzorubin SAcid red 2716185azo
Amido black 10BAmidoschwarz
Naphthol blue black
Acid black 120470diazo
Aniline blackPigment black 1
Oxidation base 1
50440azine
Aniline YellowSudan yellow R
Induline R
Solvent yellow 111000azo
Anthracene blue SWRAlizarin blue 2RCMordant blue 3258605anthraquinone
Anthrapurpurin1,2,7-Trihydroxyanthraquinone58255anthraquinone
ApigeninChamomileNatural yellow 175580natural
ApocarotenalFood orange 640820carotenoid
Archil redAcid red 7413355azo
Astaxanthincarotenoid
Astra blue 6GLLAstrablauBasic blue 140743516phthalocyanine
Auramine OCanary yellowBasic yellow 241000diarylmethane
AurinRosolic acid
Corallin
43800triarylmethane
Aurintricarboxylic acidATAtriarylmethane
Azocarmine BAcid red 10350090quinone-imine
Azocarmine GAcid red 10150085quinone-imine
Azo-eosinAzoeosin GAcid red 414710azo
Azo Fuchsine 6BAcid violet 718055azo
AzophloxineRed 2G
Azogeranin B
Amidonaphthol red G
Acid red 1
Food red 10
18050azo
AzorubineAcid red 14
Food red 3
14720azo
Azo violetMagneson Iazo
Azure AMethylene azure A52005thiazin
Azure BMethylene azure B52010thiazin
Azure CMethylene azure C52002thiazin
Basic Black 2Basic black 211825azo
Basic Red 18Basic red 1811085azo
BenzanthroneSolvent yellow 182589005benzanthrone
Benzo scarlet 4BNSAmyloid redDirect red 7229200diazo
Benzyl violetFD&C violet No. 1Acid violet 49
Food violet 2
42640triarylethlamine
BerberineUmbellatineNatural yellow 1875160natural
BetaninBeetroot rednatural
Biebrich scarletCroceine scarlet
Ponceau B
Acid red 6626905diazo
Bismarck brown RVesuvine brownBasic brown 421010diazo
Bismarck brown YVesuvine BA
Phenylene brown
Manchester brown
Basic brown 121000diazo
Black 7984Food black 227755diazo
Blue MX-RReactive blue 461205anthraquinone
BODIPYDipyrrometheneboron difluoride
Brazilin/BrazileinNatural red 2475280natural
Brilliant Black BNFood Black 128440diazo
Brilliant blue FCFErioglaucine
FD&C Blue No. 1
Acid blue 9
Food blue 2
42090triarylethlamine
Brilliant cresyl blueCresyl blue BBSBasic dye51010oxazin
Brilliant greenMalachite green G
Zeylonka
Basic green 142040triarylmethane
BromsulfthaleinBSPtriarylmethane
Bromocresol greenBCGtriarylmethane
Bromocresol purpleBCPtriarylmethane
BromodeoxyuridineBDU
Bromophenol blueBPB
Albutest
triarylmethane
Bromopyrogallol redDibromopyrogallosulfonphthaleintriarylmethane
Bromothymol blueBTBtriarylmethane
Brooker's merocyanineMOEDmerocyanine
Brown FKKipper brownFood Brown 1azo
Brown HTChocolate brown HTFood Brown 320285diazo
Brown MX-5BRReactive brown 10179060azo
Cadmium acetate77185inorganic
Calcofluor whiteFluorescent brightener 2840622stilbene
Calconcarboxylic acidPatton and Reeder's indicatorazo
CanthaxanthinFood orange 840850carotenoid
CapsanthinPaprikaNatural red 3475133natural
Capsorubincarotenoid
6-Carboxyfluorescein6-FAMfluorone
CarmineCochineal
Carminic acid
Natural red 475470natural
CarthaminCarthamineNatural red 2675140natural
Celestin blueMordant blue 1451050oxazin
Chrome Azurol SAlberonMordant blue 2943825triarylmethane
Chrome fast yellow 8GLLuxine pure yellow 6GMordant yellow 3356210aminoketone
Chrome violet CGAluminonMordant violet 3943810triphenylmethane
Chromium chlorideChromic chloride77295inorganic
Chromium sulfate77305inorganic
Chromotrope 2RCarmoisine 6RAcid red 2916570azo
Chromoxane Cyanin RSolochrome cyanin R
Alizarol cyanin R
Eriochrome cyanin R
Mordant blue 343820triphenylmethane
Chrysoidine RBasic orange 111320azo
Chrysoidine YBasic orange 211270azo
ChrysophanolTurkey rhubarbNatural yellow 2375400anthraquinone
Ciba blueTetrabromoindigoVat blue 573065indigoid
Cibacron Blue F3GAProcion Blue HBReactive blue 261211anthraquinone
Citrus Red 2Citrous red No. 2Solvent red 8012156azo
Congo corinthErie garnet BDirect red 1022145diazo
Congo redCotton redDirect red 2822120diazo
Coomassie brilliant blueBrilliant blue RAcid blue 8342660triarylmethane
Cotton scarletAcid red 7327290diazo
Coumarin 7Disperse yellow 82
Solvent yellow 145
Solvent yellow 185
551200coumarin
Crystal violetGentian violet
Methyl violet 10B
Basic violet 342555triarylmethane
CudbearOrcein
archil
lacmus
Natural red 28758600natural
CurcuminNatural yellow 375300natural
D&C Red 33Azo fuchsineAcid red 3317200azo
o-DianisidineDisperse black 624110diazo
DibenzpyrenequinoneVat golden yellow GKVat yellow 459100anthraquinone
DibromoanthanthroneVat brilliant orange 3RKVat orange 3
Pigment red 168
59300anthanthrone
2,5-DichlorobenzenediazoniumFast Scarlet GGAzoic diazo component 337010diazonium salt
DichlorophenolindophenolDCPIP
Direct blue 218Direct blue 21824401diazo
Direct brown 2Direct brown 222311diazo
Direct sky blue 5BDirect sky blue FBDirect Blue 1522400diazo
Direct sky blue 6BDirect sky blue FFDirect Blue 124410diazo
Direct yellow 4Brilliant fast yellowDirect yellow 424890diazo
Direct yellow 106Brilliant fast yellowDirect yellow 10640300stilbene
Disperse blue 11,4,5,8-TetraaminoanthraquinoneDisperse blue 1
Solvent blue 18
64500anthraquinone
Disperse blue 124Disperse blue 124111938azo
Disperse Orange 14-anilino-4'-nitroazobenzeneDisperse orange 111080azo
Disperse orange 3Disperse orange 3
Solvent orange 9
11005azo
Disperse orange 111-Amino-2-methylanthraquinoneDisperse orange 11
Solvent orange 35
60700anthraquinone
Disperse orange 13Seriplas Orange BLDisperse orange 13
Solvent orange 52
26080diazo
Disperse red 1Disperse red 1
Solvent red 14
11110azo
Disperse Red 91-anthraquinoneDisperse red 9
Solvent red 111
60505anthraquinone
Disperse Red 111,4-diamino-2-methoxyanthraquinoneDisperse red 1162015anthraquinone
Disperse Red 601-amino-4-hydroxy-2-phenoxyanthraquinoneDisperse red 6060756anthraquinone
Disperse Yellow 3Disperse yellow 3
Solvent yellow 77
Solvent yellow 99
11855azo
Disperse Yellow 26Disperse yellow 2610348nitrodiphenylamine
Disperse Yellow 42Disperse yellow 4210338nitrodiphenylamine
Durazol blue 8GDirect blue 8674180phthalocyanine
Ellagic acidAlizarine yellow75270natural
Eosin BEosine bluish
Imperial red
Acid red 9145400fluorone
Eosin Y wsEosine yellowish
Bromoeosine
Tetrabromofluorescein
Acid red 8745380fluorone
Eriochrome Black TChrome blackMordant black 1114645azo
Erythrosin BRed No. 3
Food red 14
Acid red 5145430fluorone
Ethyl eosinAlcohol soluble eosinSolvent red 4545386fluorone
Ethyl β-apo-8′-carotenoateCarophyll yellowFood orange 740825carotenoid
Ethyl Green42590triarylmethane
Ethyl violetBasic violet 442600triarylmethane
Evans blueAzovan blueDirect blue 5323860azo
Fast red BRed B baseAzoic diazo component 537125diazonium salt
Fast blue BAzoic diazo component 4837235diazonium salt
Fast Green FCFFood green 342053triarylmethane
Fast Yellow ABAcetyl yellowAcid yellow 9
Food yellow 2
13015azo
Flavazine LAcid yellow 1118820azo
Fluorantriarylmethane
FluoresceinSolvent yellow 9445350fluorone
Food orange 7Food orange 740825carotenoid
FuchsineBasic fuchsin
Rosalinin
Magenta I
Basic violet 1442510triarylmethane
Gallamin blueMordant blue 4551045oxazin
GallocyaninMordant blue 1051030oxazin
Gossypetin75750natural
Green SAcid green 50
Food green 4
44090triarylmethane
Guinea green BGuinea greenAcid green 3
Food green 1
42085triarylmethane
Hematoxylin/HemateinNatural black 175290natural
Hofmann's VioletDahlia
Primula
42530triarylmethane
Hydroxynaphthol blueazo
IndigoIndigo blueVat blue 173000indigoid
Indigo carmine IndigoAcid blue 7473015indigoid
Indigo carmine Natural blue 2
Food blue 1
75781natural
Indocyanine greenCardiogreencyanine
IndulineSolvent blue 750400azine
Iodine green42556triarylmethane
Isosulfan bluePatent blue violetAcid blue 1
Food blue 3
42045triarylmethane
Janus Green BUnion green BBasic dye11050azo
JugloneOil red BS
Black walnut
Natural brown 775500natural
KaempferolRhamnoluteinNatural yellow 1375640natural
KermesKermesic acidNatural red 375460natural
LacShellac
Laccaic acid
Xanthokermesic acid
Natural red 2575450natural
Lanosol yellow 4GReactive yellow 3918976azo
LawsoneHennotannic acid
Henna
Natural orange 675480natural
Light green SF yellowishAcid green
Lissamine green SF
Acid green 542095triarylmethane
Lissamine fast redAcid red 3717045azo
Lissamine flavine FFBrilliant acid yellow 8G
Fenazo yellow XX
Brilliant sulpho flavine FF
Acid yellow 756205aminoketone
Lissamine rhodamine BKiton rhodamine B
Sulphorhodamine B
Xylene red B
Acid red 5245100xanthene
Lithol Rubine BKPigment red 5715850azo
Luteolinnatural
Luxol fast blue MBSSolvent blue 38
Direct blue 86
74180phthalocyanine
Malachite greenVictoria green B
Diamond green B
Basic green 442000triarylmethane
Martius yellowNaphthol yellowAcid yellow 2410315nitro
MauveineMauveMauveine basic dye50245safranin
Meldola bluePhenylene blueBasic blue 651175oxazine
Metacresol purplem-cresolsulfonphthaleintriarylmethane
Metanil yellowTropaeolin GAcid yellow 3613065azo
Methyl blueCotton blue
Helvetia blue
Acid blue 9342780triarylmethane
Methyl greenLight greenBasic blue 2042585triarylmethane
Methyl orangeAcid orange 5213025azo
Methyl redAcid red 213020azo
Methyl violet 2BGentian violet BBasic violet 142535triarylmethane
Methyl violet 6B42536triarylmethane
Methyl yellowButter yellowSolvent yellow 211020azo
Methylene blueSwiss blueBasic blue 9
Solvent blue 8
52015thiazin
Methylene greenBasic green 552020thiazin
Milling red G25110diazo
Milling red FR25115diazo
Milling yellow 3GAcid yellow 4018950azo
Mordant brown 33Acid chrome brown RHMordant brown 3313250azo
Mordant red 19Chrome red 5GMordant red 1918735azo
Mordant yellow 16Mordant yellow 1625100diazo
MorelloflavoneFukugetinNatural yellow 2475600natural
MorinCalico yellowNatural yellow 1175660natural
Morindinanthraquinone
Morindone75430anthraquinone
MurexideAmmonium purpurate56085aminoketone
Naphthalene blue black CSBlauschwartz NSFAcid black 4120480diazo
2-Naphtholβ-naphtholAzoic coupling component 137500diazonium salt
Naphthol green BAcid green 110020nitroso
Naphthol yellow SSulfur yellow SAcid yellow 1
Food yellow 1
10316nitro
Naphthylamin Brown FAcid brown 614625azo
Neutral redToluylene redBasic red 550040eurhodin
New fuchsineMagenta IIIBasic violet 242520triarylmethane
New methylene blueNMBBasic blue 2452030thiazine
Night blueBasic blue 1544085triarylmethane
NigrosinSolvent black 550415azine
Nigrosin WSAcid black 250420azine
Nile blueNile blue sulphateBasic blue 1251180oxazin
Nile redNile blue oxazoneoxazone
5-Nitro-o-anisidine2-Methoxy-5-nitroanilineAzoic diazo component 1337130diazo
Nuclear fast redKernechtrot
Calcium red
60760anthraquinone
Oil Blue 35Transparent blue 2NSolvent blue 3561554anthraquinone
Oil Blue AUnisol blue ASSolvent blue 3661551anthraquinone
Oil Orange SSOrange OTSolvent Orange 212100azo
Oil Red OSudan red 5BSolvent red 2726125diazo
Olsalazine sodiumMordant yellow 514130azo
Orange BAcid orange 13719235azo
Orange GOrange gelbAcid orange 1016230azo
Para redParanitraniline redPigment red 112070azo
PararosanilinMagenta 0
Basic fuchsin
Basic red 942500triarylmethane
Patent Blue VSulphan blueAcid blue 3
Food blue 5
42051triarylmethane
Perylenetetracarboxylic dianhydridePTCDAPigment red 22471127perylene
p-PhenylenediamineParaphenylenediamineDeveloper 1376060oxidation base
Phloxine BAcid red 9245410fluorone
Picric acidTrinitrophenol10305nitro
Pigment Red 1222,9-dimethylquinacridonePigment Rot 122
Pigment red 122
73915quinacridone
Pigment Red 179Perylene maroonVat red 23
Pigment red 179
71130perylene
Pigment Red 190Vat red 29
Pigment red 190
71140perylene
Pigment Violet 29Pigment violet 29
Pigment brown 26
71129perylene
Ponceau 2RXylidine ponceauAcid red 26
Food red 5
16150azo
Ponceau 3RFD&C Red No. 1Food red 616155azo
Ponceau 4RCochineal red A
Brilliant scarlet 3R
Acid red 1816255azo
Ponceau 6RCrystal scarlet
Crystal ponceau 6R
Brilliant crystal scarlet 6R
Acid red 4416250azo
Ponceau SAcid red 11227195diazo
PrimulineCarnotine
Chloramine yellow
Direct yellow 5949010thiazole
Prodannaphthalene
PurpurinAlizarin purpurin
1,2,4-Trihydroxyanthraquinone
58205anthraquinone
Purpuroxanthin1,3-Dihydroxyanthraquinone75340anthraquinone
PyranineD&C green 8Solvent green 759040pyrene
PyrogallolPyrogallic acidOxidation Base 3276515oxidation base
Pyronin B45010pyronin
Pyronin YPyronin G45005pyronin
QuercetinXanthaurineNatural yellow 1075670natural
QuercitrinThujin75720natural
QuinalizarinAlizarin bordeaux BMordant violet 2658500anthraquinone
Quinizarin1,4-DihydroxyanthraquinoneSolvent orange 8658050anthraquinone
Quinizarine Green SSSolvent green 361565anthraquinone
Quinoline Yellow SSSolvent yellow 3347000quinoline
Quinoline Yellow WSJapan yellow 203Acid yellow 3
Food yellow 13
47005quinoline
Red HE-3BReactive red 120292775diazo
Remazol Brilliant Blue RReactive blue 1961200anthraquinone
Rhodamine 123rhodamine
Rhodamine 6GBasic red 145160rhodamine
Rhodamine BBasic violet 1045170rhodamine
Rhamnazin75700natural
RhamnocitrinKaempferol 7-O-methyl etherNatural green 275650natural
Riboflavin-5-Sodium PhosphateCoflavinase
Rose bengalAcid red 9445440fluorone
RottlerinKamalaNatural yellow 2575310natural
Ruthenium redAmmoniated ruthenium oxychloride77800inorganic
RutinRutoside
Sophorin
75730natural
SaffronCrocinNatural yellow 6
Natural yellow 19
Natural red 1
75100natural
Safranin OBasic red 250240safranin
Scarlet GNPonceau SXFood red 114700azo
SeminaphtharhodafluorSNARFfluorone
Sirius red 4BChlorantine fast red 5BDirect red 8128160diazo
Sirius red F3BDirect red 8035780diazonium salt
Sirius scarlet GGDurazol scarlet 2G
Solantine scarlet G
Direct red 7640270stilbene
Smoke royal purple1,4-Diamino-2,3-dihydroanthraquinoneSolvent violet 4761690anthraquinone
Solvent Red 26Oil red EGNSolvent red 2626120diazo
Solvent Violet 13Oil violet 401
D&C Violet No.2
Solvent violet 13
Disperse blue 72
60725anthraquinone
Solvent Yellow 56Euromarker
Sudan 455
Solvent yellow 5611021azo
Solvent Yellow 124Euromarker SY 124Solvent yellow 124111155azo
Spirit blueOpal blue SSSolvent blue 2342760triarylmethane
Stains-allDBTCthiazole
Sudan Black BFat black HBSolvent Black 326150azo
Sudan ISolvent yellow RSolvent yellow 1412055azo
Sudan IISudan redSolvent orange 712140azo
Sudan IIISudan red BKSolvent red 2326100diazo
Sudan IVScarlet R
Scharlach R
Biebrich scarlet R
Solvent red 2426105diazo
Sudan Red 7BNovasol red RNSolvent red 1926050diazo
Sudan Red GOil red GSolvent red 112150azo
Sudan Yellow 3GSolvent yellow 1612700azo
Sulforhodamine 101SR101rhodamine
Sulphur black 1Sulphur black 153185sulfur
Sulphur black 11Sulphur black 1153190sulfur
Sulphur blue 7Sulphur blue 753440sulfur
Sun yellowDirect yellow 1140000stilbene
Sunset yellow FCFOrange yellow SFood yellow 315985azo
SYBR Green Icyanine
TartrazineAcid yellow T
Hydrazine yellow
Acid yellow 2319140azo
Texas RedSulforhodamine 101 acid chloriderhodamine
Thioflavine SDirect yellow 749010thiazole
Thioflavine TBasic yellow 149005thiazole
ThioindigoDyStarVat red 4173300thioindigo
ThioninLauth's violet52000thiazin
Thymolphthaleintriarylmethane
Titan yellowClayton yellowDirect yellow 919540azo
Toluidine blueTolonium chlorideBasic blue 1752040thiazin
Tropaeolin OChrysoine resorcinol
Sulpho orange
Gold yellow
Acid orange 6
Food yellow 8
14270azo
Tropaeolin OOFast yellowAcid orange 513080azo
Tropaeolin OOO2Orange II
2-napththol orange
Acid Orange 715510azo
Trypan blueNiagara blue 3BDirect blue 1423850diazo
Tyrian purplePhoenician redNatural violet 175800natural
UraninFluoresceine sodiumAcid yellow 7345350fluorone
Vat Blue 6Blue KVat blue 669825anthraquinone
Vat Blue 36Vat blue 3673675indigoid
Vat brown 1Vat brown 170802anthraquinone
Vat Green 1Jade green baseVat green 159825anthraquinone
Vat Green 9Vat black BBVat green 959850anthraquinone
Vat Orange 1Vat golden yellow RKVat orange 159105anthraquinone
Vat Yellow 1Flavanthrone
Indofast yellow
Vat yellow 170600anthraquinone
Vat yellow 2Vat yellow 267300anthraquinone
Victoria blue 4RBasic blue 842563triarylmethane
Victoria blue BBasic blue 2644045triarylmethane
Victoria blue BOBasic blue 742595triarylmethane
Victoria blue RBasic blue 1144040triarylmethane
ViolanthroneDibenzanthroneVat blue 2059800violanthrone
Water blueAniline blueAcid blue 2242755triarylmethane
Woodstain scarletCrocein scarlet 3B
Brilliant crocein MOO
Acid red 7327290diazo
Wool red BFast milling red BAcid red 11527200diazo
Xylene cyanol FFAcid blue 14742135triarylmethane
Yellow 2GLissamine fast yellowAcid yellow 17
Food yellow 5
18965azo
Yellow H-AReactive yellow 313245azo

Note
  • Synonyms should be treated with caution because they are often used inconsistently, see discussion page and external link