Patent ID: 8632629

Claim:
A water-based ink set for ink-jet recording, comprising: a water-based black ink which contains a black colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the black colorant containing self-dispersible carbon black; and a water-based magenta ink which contains a magenta colorant, water, and a water-soluble organic solvent, the magenta colorant containing a dye represented by the general formula (1); wherein the water-soluble organic solvent includes a penetrant of which amount is 0.5% by weight to 3.5% by weight of the water-based magenta ink, in the general formula (1), n 1 is 1 or 2; Ms each represent sodium or ammonium, and are identical to or different from each other; and R 0 represents a monoalkylamino group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substituted with a carboxyl group.