| abstract |
The present invention provides an ink composition for ink jet printing comprising a pigment represented by the following general formula 1, resin particles, a water-soluble organic solvent and water, an image forming method and recorded matter using the ink composition for ink jet printing . In the general formula 1, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent a non-metallic atomic group forming an aliphatic ring or a heterocyclic ring, M + represents a proton, a monovalent alkali metal cation or an organic cation, and L 1 represents a group consisting of 5 or 7 A methine chain composed of two methine groups has a specific substituent on the methine group in the center of the methine chain. |