Pigment blue 1
What is Pigment blue 1?
Pigment Blue 1 (CAS 1325-87-7), also known as C.I. Pigment Blue 1, is a triarylmethane-based organic pigment delivering a bright, reddish-blue shade.
Where is Pigment blue 1 used?
- Printing inks: high-chroma blue tones for packaging
- Coatings: architectural and industrial finishes with a clean, saturated blue at low pigment loading
- Textile and paper dyeing: consistent surface coloration where cost-effective blue shading is prioritized over extreme lightfastness
- Plastics: mass coloration of polymer substrates, including packaging films and molded articles
- Colorant formulations select it for vivid hue intensity and tinting strength.
Commercial specifications
- Technical grade standard; particle size and dispersibility specifications vary by end-use
- Packaging from small drums to bulk quantities
Other Names (Synonyms)
[4-[bis[4-(diethylamino)phenyl]methylidene]naphthalen-1-ylidene]-ethylazanium|ALMMLSQBERCMRB-UHFFFAOYSA-O|C.I. Pigment Blue 1|Cascade Blue