Super swelling acrylamide (Am)/N-vinylpyrrolidone (NVP)/3-(2-hydroxyethyl carbamoyl) acrylic acid (HECA) hydrogels were prepared by free radical polymerization of quaternary mixtures of Am, NVP, HECA and water. The hydrogels were used in experiments on swelling, diffusion and adsorption of some water-soluble monovalent cationic dyes such as Crystal Violet (CV), Malachite Green (MG) and Methylene Blue (MB). In the experiment of the adsorption of dyes from their aqueous solutions type-S adsorption isotherm were found. The diffusion of water within the hydrogel was found to have non Fickian character. The uptake of dyes within the hydrogel increased in the following order: MG > MB > CV. The binding ratio of the hydrogel/dye systems was gradually increased with the increase of HECA content in the AAm/NVP/HECA hydrogel.