| abstract |
Provided are an ink composition for ink jet printing, and an image forming method and a recorded material using the ink composition for ink jet printing. The ink composition for ink jet printing includes: a colorant represented by the following Formula 1; resin particles; a water-soluble organic solvent; and water. n In Formula 1, Y 1 and Y 2 each independently represent a non-metal atomic group which forms an aliphatic ring or a heterocycle, M + represents a proton or a monovalent alkali metal cation or organic cation, L 1 represents a methine chain consisting of 5 or 7 methine groups, and a methine group at a center of the methine chain has a specific substituent. |