Pigment Red 81
What is Pigment Red 81?
Pigment Red 81 (CAS 68310-07-6), also known as Pigment Red 81:3, is a rhodamine-based fluorescent organic pigment that produces vivid, high-chroma red and pink colorations.
Where is Pigment Red 81 used?
- Printing and packaging: offset, gravure, and flexographic inks for labels, folding cartons, and promotional materials
- Textile and paper: fluorescent effects in specialty coated papers, cardstock, and dyed fabrics
- Plastics and polymers: masterbatches for consumer goods, toys, and packaging films
- Coatings: solvent-based and UV-curable systems for decorative and industrial surfaces
- It delivers brightness that conventional non-fluorescent pigments cannot match.
Commercial specifications
- Particle size and dispersibility specifications vary by application
- Fiber drums or multi-wall bags for bulk procurement and long-term storage
Other Names (Synonyms)
Xanthylium, 3,6-bis(ethylamino)-9-[2-(methoxycarbonyl)phenyl]-2,7-dimethyl-, molybdatephosphate|Dioxido(dioxo)molybdenum;pentakis(ethyl-[6-(ethylamino)-9-(2-methoxycarbonylphenyl)-2,7-dimethylxanthen-3-ylidene]azanium);phosphate|Pigment red 81:3