Electrowetting apparatus including a compound comprising a plurality of colorant moieties and a linker, each of the colorant moieties including at least one chromophore, wherein the plurality of colorant moieties are linked by and disposed around the linker so that at least a first net dipole and a second net dipole of a first and second colorant moiety, respectively, at least partially cancel each other, the linker (i) having a general formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen (H), a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, and a thioalkyl group, and/or a pair of X and Y on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, an acetal group or a thioacetal group, and T is oxygen (O) or sulphur (S); (ii) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: and (iii) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, Q is N or P, and each of X 1 and Y 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom (H) and an alkyl group , and/or a pair of X 1 and Y 1 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group; or (iv) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, each of X 2 and Y 2 is independently selected from the groups consisting of: H and an alkyl group, and/or a pair of X 2 and Y 2 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, and alkyl 1 is an alkyl group having one or more carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 32 carbon atoms. (i) having a general formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen (H), a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, and a thioalkyl group, and/or a pair of X and Y on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, an acetal group or a thioacetal group, and T is oxygen (O) or sulphur (S); X and Y are each independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen (H), a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group, an alkoxy group, and a thioalkyl group, and/or a pair of X and Y on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, an acetal group or a thioacetal group, and T is oxygen (O) or sulphur (S); (ii) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: and (iii) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, Q is N or P, and each of X 1 and Y 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom (H) and an alkyl group , and/or a pair of X 1 and Y 1 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group; or wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8, Q is N or P, and each of X 1 and Y 1 is independently selected from the group consisting of: a hydrogen atom (H) and an alkyl group , and/or a pair of X 1 and Y 1 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group; or (iv) having a formula selected from the group consisting of: wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, each of X 2 and Y 2 is independently selected from the groups consisting of: H and an alkyl group, and/or a pair of X 2 and Y 2 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, and alkyl 1 is an alkyl group having one or more carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 32 carbon atoms. wherein each n independently = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, each of X 2 and Y 2 is independently selected from the groups consisting of: H and an alkyl group, and/or a pair of X 2 and Y 2 on the same carbon, taken together, is an oxo group, and alkyl 1 is an alkyl group having one or more carbon atoms or an alkyl group having 1 to 32 carbon atoms. <EOS>