beauty
cleaning
industrial

CI 77742

CAS 10101-66-3 · 20/100 · High conf.

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

CI 77742 in plain language

What it is: Also known as Manganese Violet · Ammonium manganese pyrophosphate · Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate · Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate (1/1/1) · C.I. pigment violet 16 · Mango violet
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Mineral violet · Nuremberg violet · azanium;manganese(3+);phosphonato phosphate · C.I. 77742 · Ec 233-257-4 · Manganese ammonium pyrophosphate · UNII-72M48QQV8Q · mangan ammonium pyrophosphate · mangan violet · manganese ammonium pyro phosphate · manganese compounds manganese violet · manganese violet ci 77742
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a colourant. CI 77742 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI name: Manganese Violet).
Colorant
Colourant
Is it a concern?: Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What the listings say

Permitted, with conditions — CI 77742 appears on published "allowed" regulatory lists rather than on a restriction list.

Ammonium manganese(3+) diphosphate is listed in Annex IV of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 (colorants allowed in cosmetic products).

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. CI 77742 appears in these published regulatory listings.

EU Annex IV — permitted colorant
EU permitted colorant

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActive2 entries
- Cosmetics Regulation annex IV / ref 140.Source →
- CI 77742 is classed chemically as an inorganic colour (see also INCI name: Manganese Violet). It conforms to the formula: Restriction: IV/140Source →
EUECallowed_listedAnnex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.
- Annex IV of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: colorants allowed in cosmetic products.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1355 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1355 composition records across product categories including Arts and crafts/office supplies, Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Dye, Pigment.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for CI 77742. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for CI 77742 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EU CosIng Cosmetics Regulation Annexes
regulatory · updated 2020-08-14
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed CI 77742 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,355

Named organisations

Arts and crafts/office suppliesPersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

ColorantColourant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include CI 77742; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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