List of dyes
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List of dyes with Colour Index International
generic names and numbers.
Note
Colour Index International
Colour Index International is a reference database jointly maintained by the Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. It was first printed in 1925 but is now published exclusively on the web...
generic names and numbers.
| Common name | Synonyms | C.I. generic name | C.I. number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcian yellow GXS | Sudan orange | Ingrain yellow 1 | 12840 |
| Alizarin Alizarin Alizarin or 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone is an organic compound with formula that has been used throughout history as a prominent dye, originally derived from the roots of plants of the madder genus.Alizarin was used as a red dye for the English parliamentary "new model" army... |
Mordant red 11 | 58000 | |
| Alizarin red S | Mordant red 3 | 58005 | |
| Alizarin yellow GG | Mordant yellow 1 | 14025 | |
| Alizarin yellow R Alizarin Yellow R Alizarine Yellow R is a yellow colored azo dye made by the diazo coupling reaction. It usually comes as a sodium salt. In its pure form it is a rust-colored solid.-Special properties:Alizarine Yellow R is a pH indicator.... |
Mordant orange 1 | 14030 | |
| Azophloxin | Azogeranin B | Acid red 1 | 18050 |
| Bismarck brown R Bismarck brown R Bismarck brown R is a compound with formulaCH5C6H3Cl22. It is a dye.... |
Vesuvine brown | Basic brown 4 | 21010 |
| Bismarck brown Y Bismarck brown Y Bismarck brown Y is a diazo dye. It is used in histology for staining tissues. It stains acid mucins to yellow color. It can be used with live cells... |
Vesuvine Phenylene brown |
Basic brown 1 | 21000 |
| Brilliant cresyl blue | Cresyl blue BBS | Basic dye | 51010 |
| Chrysoidine R | Basic orange 1 | 11320 | |
| Chrysoidine Y | Basic orange 2 | 11270 | |
| Congo red Congo red Congo red is the sodium salt of 3,3'-bis. It is a secondary diazo dye... |
Direct red 28 | 22120 | |
| Crystal violet Crystal violet Crystal violet or Gentian violet is a triarylmethane dye. The dye is used as a histological stain and in Gram’s method of classifying bacteria. Crystal violet has antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties and was formerly important as a topical antiseptic... |
Basic violet 3 | 42555 | |
| Fuchsin acid | Acid violet 19 | 42685 | |
| Gentian violet | Basic violet 1 | 42535 | |
| Janus green Janus green Janus Green B is a basic dye and vital stain used in histology. It is also used to stain mitochondria supravitally.The indicator Janus Green B changes colour according to the amount of oxygen present.*Oxygen present: Indicator oxidised to blue colour... |
Basic dye | 11050 | |
| Lissamine fast yellow | Yellow 2G | Acid yellow 17 | 18965 |
| Martius yellow Martius yellow Martius yellow is a compound with formulaC10H6N2O5. It is a dye.Martius yellow stains have been used to stain erythrocytes yellow, so they contrast well with red fibrin, in trichrome methods such as Lendrum's Picro Mallory and Slidder's Martius, Scarlet and Blue... |
Acid yellow 24 | 10315 | |
| Meldola blue | Phenylene blue | Basic blue 6 | 51175 |
| Metanil yellow | Acid yellow 36 | 13065 | |
| Methyl orange Methyl orange Methyl orange is a pH indicator frequently used in titrations.It is often used in titrations because of its clear and distinct colour change. Because it changes colour at the pH of a mid-strength acid, it is usually used in titrations for acids... |
Acid orange 52 | 13025 | |
| Methyl red Methyl red Methyl red, also called C.I. Acid Red 2, is an indicator dye that turns red in acidic solutions. It is an azo dye, and is a dark red crystalline powder.... |
Acid red 2 | 13020 | |
| Naphthalene black 12B | Amido black 10B | Acid black 1 | 20470 |
| Naphthol green B Naphthol Green B Naphthol Green B is a green nitroso dye.-Chemistry:Naphthol Green B is the sodium salt of Naphthol Green Y . Its absorption maximum is 714 nm in water. It can be solved in water, however not in ethanol. As an anion, it acts as acid dye.... |
Acid green 1 | 10020 | |
| Naphthol yellow S Naphthol yellow S Naphthol yellow S is a compound with formula Na2. It is a dye.... |
Acid yellow 1 | 10316 | |
| Orange G Orange G Orange G or orange gelb is a synthetic azo dye used in histology in many staining formulations. It usually comes as a disodium salt. It has the appearance of orange crystals or powder.-Staining:... |
Acid orange 10 | 16230 | |
| Rose bengal Rose bengal Rose Bengal is a stain. Its sodium salt is commonly used in eye drops to stain damaged conjunctival and corneal cells and thereby identify damage to the eye... |
Acid red 94 | 45440 | |
| Sudan II Sudan II Sudan II is a lysochrome azo dye used for staining of triglycerides in frozen sections, and some protein bound lipids and lipoproteins on paraffin sections. It has the appearance of red powder with melting point 156-158 °C and maximum absorption at 493 nm.-Other names:Its other names are Solvent... |
Solvent orange 7 | 12140 | |
| Titan yellow Titan yellow Titan yellow is a compound with formula Na2C28H19S4O6. It is a triazene dye used as a stain and fluorescent indicator in microscopy. It is also used as a reagent for the detection of magnesium. As an acid-base indicator, it changes color from yellow to red between pH 12 and pH 13.... |
Direct yellow 9 | 19540 | |
| Tropaeolin O | Sulpho orange | Acid orange 6 | 14270 |
| Tropaeolin OO Tropaeolin OO Acid orange 5 is a compound with formula Na. It is a dye.... |
Acid orange 5 | 13080 | |
| Tropaeolin OOO Tropaeolin OOO Acid orange 7, also known as 2-naphthol orange and Orange II, respectively, is a dye.... |
Orange II | Acid orange 7 | 15510 |
| Victoria blue 4R | Basic blue 8 | 42563 | |
| Victoria blue B | Basic blue 26 | 44045 | |
| Victoria blue R Victoria blue R Victoria blue R is a compound with formula C29H32NCl3. It is a dye.... |
Basic blue 11 | 44040 | |
| Xylene cyanol FF | Acid blue 147 | 42135 |
Note
- Synonyms should be treated with caution because they are often used inconsistently, see discussion page and external link http://stainsfile.info/StainsFile/dyes/dyegloss.htm