Electrowetting elements

An electrowetting element comprising a first support plate, a second support plate and an electrode,

• wherein a space between the support plates contains a first fluid and a second fluid, wherein:
• the first fluid is immiscible with the second fluid;
• the second fluid is at least one of electrically conductive or polar;
• and
• the first fluid comprises a non-polar carrier fluid in which is dissolved a dye having a general formula selected from the group consisting of:
• wherein Q has the general formula:
• -Het1R1 or -Het1R1R2;
• V has the general formula:
• -Het2R3 or -Het2R3R4;
• Het1 and Het2 are heteroatoms;
• R1 and R3 are H;
• R2 and R4 are both at least one of H, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a cyclic alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, and at least one of R2 and R4 comprises at least one of a branched alkyl group comprising 4 to 16 carbon atoms or a cyclic alkyl group comprising 4 to 16 carbon atoms;
• T and U are at least one of H, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a branched alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a cyclic alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a functional group including a heteroatom, wherein where T is said functional group including a heteroatom, T has the general formula:
• -Het3, -Het3R5or -Het3R5R6, and where U is said functional group including a heteroatom, U has the general formula:
• -Het4, -Het4R7 or -Het4R7R8, wherein Het3 and Het4 are heteroatoms and R5, R6, R7 and R8 are at least one of H, an alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms a branched alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a cyclic alkyl group comprising 1 to 20 carbon atoms;
• W, X, Y and Z are H or an alkyl group;
• and
• F, G, L and M are H or an alkyl group.