A compound of the formula ##STR7## or a salt thereof each cation of which is non-chromophoric, wherein R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl,
- R.sub.2 is hydrogen;
- C.sub.1-6 alkyl;
- C.sub.1-4 alkyl monosubstituted by halo or phenyl;
- C.sub.2-4 alkyl monosubstituted in the 2-, 3- or 4-position by hydroxy or C.sub.1-2 alkoxy;
- C.sub.5-7 cycloalkyl;
- C.sub.5-7 cycloalkyl substituted by one to three C.sub.1-4 alkyl groups;
- phenyl;
- phenyl substituted by one or two substituents selected from the group consisting of halo, C.sub.1-4 alkyl and C.sub.1-4 alkoxy;
- or --CH.sub.2 CH.sub.2 SO.sub.3 H, and
- R.sub.3 is hydrogen or C.sub.1-6 alkyl, or
- R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, taken together and with the nitrogen atom to which they are bound, form a saturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing no further hetero atom or a saturated 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic ring containing a further hetero atom,
- wherein each halo is independently fluoro, chloro or bromo, or a mixture of such compounds in free acid or salt form.