Pigments are essentially coloured powders or Liquid, and are used to produce a full range of colours. We can say pigments are a primary material, to produce all types of paints and colouring material, Enamels, acrylics, pastels, chalks, Coloured pencils, oils textile prints , Inks, Rubbers, Plastics etc.
A Dyes & pigment is a powder used to add color or change visual appearance. Pigments are completely or nearly insoluble and chemically unreactive in water or another medium; in contrast, dyes are colored substances which are soluble or go into solution at some stage in their use. Dyes are often organic compounds whereas pigments are often inorganic.