Patent ID: 8206882

Claim:
A toner comprising at least a resin and a colorant, wherein the colorant comprises a compound represented by a following general formula (1) and a compound represented by a following general formula (2), wherein the general formula (1) is: where R 1 to R 8 respectively denote any one of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, and an alkyl group including a fluorine atom; and where at least one of R 1 to R 8 denotes a chlorine atom, and wherein the general formula (2) is: where R 1 to R 4 respectively denote a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; R 5 and R 6 respectively denote a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 2 carbon atoms; R 7 denotes a hydrogen atom, or an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; m denotes the number of 1 or 2; A n− denotes a chlorine ion or a sulfonic acid compound ion; and n denotes the number of 1 or 2.