Which Procion MX colors are pure, and which mixtures?

Many more dichlorotriazine dyes exist in the Procion line, but not all are under commercial productions. It seems that there are also a number that are manufactured currently, but which do not happen to be supplied to any of the distributers that supply dyes in small enough quantities for a single individual to use.

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unmixed single-hue Procion MX type (dichlorotriazine) dyes

CODE	Colour Index reactive dye name	Dharma's name	PROchem's name	G&S Dye's name	George Weil's name	Standard Dye Co.'s name	Aljo Mfg. Co.'s name	Rupert, Gibbon, & Spider (Jacquard)	Quilt & Art	notes
yellow MX-8G	yellow 86	#1 lemon yellow	#108 sun yellow	208 bright yellow	-	yellow MX-8G	#3 lemon yellow	004 lemon yellow	Zitronengelb	pure; good yellow primary for mixing colors
yellow MX-6G	yellow 1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	pure; sold as Ostazinová zlut S-6G
yellow MX-4G	yellow 22	-	#114 lemon yellow	214 yellow	M01 lemon yellow	yellow MX-4G	#10 pure yellow	-		pure
yellow MX-GR	yellow 7	#3 golden yellow	#112 tangerine yellow	-	-	yellow MX-GR		-		being replaced by mixtures!
yellow MX-3R	orange 86	#4 deep yellow	-	-	M02 golden yellow	-		-	Gelborange	pure; same dye molecule as yellow MX-3RA
yellow MX-3RA	orange 86	-	#104 golden yellow	204 golden yellow	-	yellow MX-3RA		010 bright golden yellow		pure; denser than 3R
orange MX-G	orange 1	-	-	-	-	orange MX-G		-	-	pure; I love this dye!
orange MX-2R	orange 4	#6 deep orange	#202 strong orange	302 orange	M04 brilliant orange	yellow MX-2R	#1 orange	020 brilliant orange	Orange	pure
brown MX-GRN	brown 23	-	#515 burnt orange	615 brown	M03 rust orange	-		016 rust orange	Terrakottabraun	pure
red MX-G	red 5	-	-	-	M05 orange scarlet	reactive red #5		-		pure; not worth the expense
rubine MX-B	red 6	-	-	-	-	-	cerise	-	-	pure; sold by Grateful Dyes as their #14 Cherry
red MX-5B	red 2	#12 light red	#305 mixing red	405 hot pink	M07 brilliant pink	red MX-5B		034 magenta	Magenta	pure; good magenta for use as primary color
red MX-8B	red 11	#13 fuchsia red	#308 fuchsia	408 fuchsia	M08 vibrant magenta	red MX-8B	#4 rose red	040 fuchsia	Pinkrot	pure
magenta MX-B	reactive violet #13	-	boysenberry or violet MX-BR	-	-	-		-	-	pure; C.I. identity is only my best guess
violet MX-2R	reactive violet #14	#117 grape or violet MX-G	grape 801 or violet MX-GN	415 Raspberry	-	violet 14 or violet MX-G		231 violet	-	pure; note that the name violet MX-G is incorrect though widely used!
blue MX-7RX	blue #161	-	-	-	cobalt blue (no code)	-	no more	-	Blauviolett	pure; lovely but not lightfast. In the US, inquire at Scarlet Zebra
blue MX-R	blue 4	#26 sky blue	#400 basic blue	500 royal blue	M22 royal blue	blue MX-R	#12 ultra-blue	072 medium blue		pure
blue FN-G	blue #204	-	FGF Sabracron Intense Blue	-	-	-	#1997 bright blue	232 bright blue		not Procion MX! Cibacron F
blue MX-G	blue 163	cerulean blue	#406 intense blue	506 Cerulean Blue	M50 cerulean blue	blue MX-G	#27 peacock blue	070 cerulean blue	Primärblau	pure
navy MX-3R (?)	blue 9	-	-	-	-	blue #9 (green shade) or navy MX-G		-		pure
blue MX-2G	blue 109	#22 cobalt blue	#402c mixing blue	502 slate blue	M21 indigo navy	-	#6986 navy	076 cobalt blue 150		pure; greener than cobalt blue glass
blue MX-4GD	blue #168	-	#414 deep navy	-	-	-	Aljo carries it	-	Dunkelblau (kalt)	pure, greenish navy
blue MX-3G	blue 1		-	-	-	-	turquoise #2	-		pure; probably discontinued
turquoise MX-G	blue 140	#25 turquoise	#410 turquoise	510 turquoise	M20 brilliant turquoise	turquoise MX-G	#20 brilliant turquoise	068 turquoise	Türkisblau	pure; the best equivalent to cyan as a primary

	CODE	Colour Index reactive dye #	Dharma's name	PROchem's name	Earth Guild's name	G&S Dye's name	George Weil's name	Standard Dye Co.'s name	Aljo	Rupert, Gibbon, & Spider	Quilt & Art	notes
mixtures of dichlorotriazine dyes with MX codes
Even though the colors listed below have MX codes, they are not pure single-hue dyes, but instead mixtures of two or more other dyes.
	brown MX-5BR	formerly brown 10	#36 maroon brown	#505 reddish brown	605 red brown	M29 red brown	brown MX-5BR		126 brown rose			discontinued by manufacturer, replaced by mixtures
	red MX-BRA	-	#9 scarlet	-	-	400 scarlet	-	Scarlet MX-BRA		030 fire engine red		mixture
	red MX-3G	?	-	-	-	-	M06 scarlet	-		-		mixture
	red MX-GBA	-	#10a chinese red	#312 strongest red	warm red	412 red	-	Red MX-GBA				mixture
	red MX-6BDA	brown 40	-	former #316 burgundy	-	-	replaced by mix 416 burgundy	-		-		discontinued
	violet MX-DP	-	-	-	-	-	-	violet MX-DP		-		mixture
	navy MX-G "red shade"	blue 9 "red shade"	-	-	-	-		blue #9 (red shade)		navy 078-		mixture of blue #9 plus red MX-5B
	blue MX-3G	formerly blue 1	-	-	-	-	M26 brilliant blue	-		-		mix replaced blue #1
	navy MX-KB	-	-	-	-	-	-	navy MX-KB		-		mixture
	navy MX-3R	-	-	-	-	-	-	blue #9 (red shade)		-		mixture
	blue MX-4RD	-	#24 navy blue	-	-	replaced by equivalent mix 512 navy	-	-			marineblau	mixture
	green MX-3G	formerly green 6	-	-	-	-	M23 bottle green	-				mix replaced green# 6
	green MX-CG	?	-	-	-	-	-	green MX-CG				mixture
	green MX-EG	?	-	-	-	-	-	green MX-EG				mixture
	green MX-G	?	-	-	-	-	M25 brilliant emerald	-				mixture
	olive MX-G	?	-	-	-	-	M28 olive	-				mixture
	(green?) MX-CBA	-	-	-	forest green	replaced by equivalent mix 800 dark green	-	-		086 forest green		mixture
	brown MX-3G	?	-	-	-	-	M27 dark brown					mixture
	black MX-CWNA	-	#300 new black	#608 black replaced by black #609	-	replaced by equivalent mix 708N black	-	-		128 warm black		mixture; discontinued by ProChem's supplier
	black MX-CWA	-	-	-	black	702 cotton black	-	-			Schwarz 602A	mixture
	black MX-K	?	-	-	-	-	M30 black	-				mixture
	black MX-TDN	?	-	-	-	-	-	black MX-TDN				mixture

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Which Procion MX colors are pure, and which mixtures?

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unmixed single-hue Procion MX type (dichlorotriazine) dyes

mixtures of dichlorotriazine dyes with MX codes