WHEREIN A is hydrogen, lower alkyl such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, lower alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy or butoxy, or chlorine; B and B1 are hydrogen, lower alkyl such as methyl, ethyl or butyl, or lower alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy, or butoxy; E is hydrogen, lower alkyl such as methyl, ethyl or butyl, or lower alkoxy such as methoxy, ethoxy or butoxy; R is hydrogen, methyl or chlorine and IS EITHER ORTHO OR PARA TO THE AZO LINKAGE; AND SO3H is either meta or para to the azo linkage, provide yellow to scarlet shades of good fastness and dyeing properties and excellent leveling characteristics on natural and synthetic polyamide fibers.