A
magenta ink composition used as a colorant, containing at least one type of compound represented by Formula (I) below and at least one type of compound represented by Formula (II) below:(wherein A represents the residue of the five member heterocyclic
diazo moiety A-NH2; B1 and B2 represent —CR1═ and —CR2═, or one represents a
nitrogen atom, and the other represents —CR1═ or —CR2═; R5 and R6 each independently represents a
hydrogen atom, aliphatic group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group,
acyl group, alkoxy
carbonyl group, aryloxy
carbonyl group, carbamoyl group,
alkyl sulfonyl group,
aryl sulfonyl group, or sulfamoyl group, each group therein being optionally substituted; G, R1 and R2 each independently represents a
hydrogen atom,
halogen atom, aliphatic group, aromatic group, heterocyclic group, cyano group, carboxyl group, carbamoyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxy
carbonyl group,
acyl group, hydroxyl group,
alkoxy group, aryloxy group, silyloxy group, acyloxy group, carbamoyloxy group, heterooxy group, alkoxycarbonyloxy group, aryloxycarbonyloxy group, amino group substituted with an
alkyl group or
aryl group or heterocyclic group, acylamino group, ureide group, sulfamoylamino group, alkoxycarbonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group,
alkyl and
aryl sulphonylamino group, aryloxycarbonylamino group, nitro group, alkyl and aryl
thio group, alkyl and aryl
sulfonyl group, alkyl and aryl sulfinyl group, sulfamoyl group, sulfo group, or heterothio group, each group therein being optionally substituted; and R1 and R5, or R1 and R5 may optionally bond together to form a 5 or 6 member ring);(wherein M represents a
hydrogen atom,
ammonium group, or
alkali metal atom; X represents a diaminoalkylene group; and n represents either 1 or 2).