Black alcohol soluble dye formulation

A black, alcohol soluble dye composition comprising:

• a) from 20 to 45 percent, by weight, of a propanol solvent selected from n-propanol, isopropanol, or a mixture thereof;
• b) from 30 to 35 percent, by weight, of Nigrosine Base;
• c) from 20 to 40 percent, by weight, of one or more (C7-C20), preferably (C8-C18), more preferably (C8-C10), most preferably (C8) straight or branched chain, saturated or unsaturated carboxylic acids;
• d) from 1 to 6 percent, by weight, of a brown or yellow dye or combination thereof;
• and
• e) from 1 to 3 percent, by weight, of Crystal Violet Base, Methyl Violet Base, or mixture thereof;
• and
• f) optionally, 0 to 5 percent, by weight, of an ester cosolvent.