Patent ID: 8652574

Claim:
A light-magenta radiation-curable gel ink, comprising: at least one curable monomer, at least one organic gellant, at least one photoinitiator, and a colorant, the colorant comprising: a magenta colorant, a hue-adjusting colorant that absorbs wavelengths of light within a range of about 400 to about 500 nm, and an optional shade-adjusting colorant that absorbs wavelengths of light within a range of about 600 to about 700 nm, wherein the light-magenta ink when printed at 100% halftone area coverage has substantially the same color as a nominal magenta ink when printed at a halftone area coverage value of from about 15% to about 70% halftone area coverage the light-magenta ink, when 100% solid, has a lightness L* of about 10 to about 45 units above that of a nominal magenta ink at 100% solid, the magenta colorant is present in an amount of from about 0.05% to about 8% by weight of the ink, the hue-adjusting colorant is present in an amount of from about 0.001% by weight to about 1% by weight of the ink, and the shade-adjusting colorant, if present, is present in an amount of from about 0.001% by weight to about 0.6% by weight of the ink.