Carbazole Violet Pigment
Born to the Purple

Our portfolio of Carbazole Violet Pigments consists of a range of high-quality products for use ink, plastics and coatings applications. 

Carbazole Violet Pigment

High Performance Pigments

Pigment Violet 23 & 37

Generic Name
P. V. 23
CI Index
51319
EINECS No.
606-790-9
CAS No.
215247-95-3
Chemical Class
Dioxazine
Chemical Formula
C34H22Cl2N4O2
Hue & Shade
Blueish Violet
Product Available
Crude (salt-containing & desalted) and Finished Pigment
Applications
Printing Ink, Coating, Plastics, Textiles
Capacity
2,000 MT/year
Product Overview
Excellent fastness properties and coloring strength. Mainly used as shading component.

Regulatory Compliance

  • √  REACH Registered

  • √  European Toy Norm: 71-3-2013

  • √  EC: Resolution AP 89(1)

  • √  Germany: BfR IX

  • √  France: Brochure 1227

  • √  Japan: JHPA List

  • √  USA: ASTM-toys

  • √  Italy: Decreto 21/3/73

  • √  Australia: Toys & Food contact

  • √  China: GB9685-2016

Product Portfolio

Full Product Range

  • Applications
  • Products
  • Properties

Printing Ink

  • COLORFAST® VT2305W

  • COLORFAST® VT2311S

  • COLORFAST® VT2313S

  • COLORFAST® VT2300W

  • COLORFAST® VT2310S

  • COLORFAST® VT2312S

  • COLORFAST® VT2316S

  • COLORFAST® 2RL VT2320W

Blue shade dioxazine pigment, with high color strength, high gloss & transparency. Recommended for aqueous systems.

Brilliant blue shade dioxazine pigment with very high color strength, very high gloss & transparency. Surface treated to ensure excellent rheology, high dispersibility and flocculation stability in solvent based resin systems. It also has the lowest effect on ink millbase viscosity within PV23 product class, which significantly increase the production efficiency of ink formulating. Highly recommended for liquid packaging ink & UV flexo inks.

Blue shade dioxazine pigment, with good rheology, high color strength, high gloss & transparency, excellent solvent fastness and steam & boiling resistance. Recommended for liquid packaging ink & UV flexo inks.

Red shade dioxazine pigment, with high color strength, high gloss & transparency. Recommended for aqueous systems.

Red shade dioxazine pigment, with good rheology, high color strength, high gloss & transparency, excellent solvent fastness and steam & boiling resistance. Recommended for liquid packaging ink & UV flexo inks.

Brilliant red shade dioxazine pigment with very high color strength, very high gloss & transparency. Surface treated to ensure excellent rheology, high dispersibility and flocculation stability in solvent based resin systems. It also has the lowest effect on ink millbase viscosity within PV23 product class, which significantly increase the production efficiency of ink formulating. Highly recommended for liquid packaging ink & UV flexo inks.

Most reddish shade dioxazine pigment, with good rheology, very high color strength, very high gloss & transparency, excellent solvent fastness and steam and boiling resistance. Recommended for solvent packaging ink & UV flexo inks.

Very red shade dioxazine pigment, with highest color strength, high gloss & transparency. Recommended for high pigment loading aqueous systems.

Coatings

  • COLORPERM® VT2303W

  • COLORPERM® VT2304W

VT2303W is a deep blue-shade Dioxazine pigment with very high color strength & excellent dispersibility as well as outstanding fastness properties. Surface treated with excellent rheology and high flocculation stability in solvent based resin systems.



VT2304W is a red-shade Dioxazine pigment with very high color strength & excellent dispersibility as well as outstanding fastness properties. Surface treated with excellent rheology and high flocculation stability in solvent based resin systems.



Plastics & Rubber

  • COLORPLAS® BL VT2321P

  • COLORPLAS® VT2331P

  • COLORPLAS® VT2322P

  • COLORPLAS® VT2332P

VT2321P is a blue shade Dioxazine pigment suitable for a wide range of high-end plastics applications, including PE, PP, PVC, and ABS (thin film and fiber), due to its excellent heat stability, very good all-round fastness properties, and top of the class dispersion quality. Low warping in HDPE molding.

Similar to VT2321P, VT2331P has good heat stability, excellent  overall  fastness  properties, and is suitable for HDPE molding. But as an upgraded version of VT2321P, VT2331P allows for better transparency and even better color strength.  VT2331P is suitable for PE, PP, PVC, fiber, and powder coating.

VT2322P is a red shade Dioxazine pigment suitable for a wide range of high-end plastics applications, including PE, PP, PVC, and ABS (thin film and fiber), due to its excellent heat stability, very good all-round fastness properties, and top of the class dispersion quality. Low warping in HDPE molding.

Similar to VT2322P, VT2332P has good heat stability, excellent  overall  fastness  properties, and is suitable for HDPE molding. But as an upgraded version of VT2322P, VT2332P allows for better transparency and even better color strength.  VT2332P is suitable for PE, PP, PVC, fiber, and powder coating.

Properties & Advantages
  • Sparkling Color,
    Great Rheology
    Violetech PV23 has color strength, gloss and transparency that are among the highest and millbase viscosity that is among the lowest in its product class.
    Color Effect
    High color strength
    Transparency
    Highly transparent
    Rheology
    Thixotropic free
    Pigment loading
    Highest at mill base
    Flocculation
    None
    Storage Stability
    Excellent
  • Safe for Sensitive
    Consumer Goods
    Our pigments are designed to ensure compliance with purity requirement, and can be used for sensitive goods such as toys and food packaging ink.
    AP 89(1)
    Compliant
    MRSL
    Compliant
    Reach SVHC
    Compliant
    Steaming
    Excellent
    Boiling
    Excellent
    Fast to bleeding
    Excellent
  • Excellent All-round
    Fastness Properties
    PV23 is characterized by excellent fastness to light and weathering at a wide range of concentrations, especially suitable for SB coatings.
    Heat Fastness
    240℃, 30min
    Light Fastness
    8 on blue wool scale
    Weather Fastness
    5 on grey scale
    Acid Fastness
    Excellent
    Alkali Fastness
    Excellent
    Solvent Fastness
    Good