An ink set includes a pigment ink, containing a pigment, and a dye ink containing the compound represented by formula (y-1) below or a salt thereof.

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An ink set includes: a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one black pigment dispersion liquid including carbon black.

An ink set includes: a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one black pigment dispersion liquid including carbon black.

An ink set includes a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group BK as defined herein.

An ink set includes a magenta ink composition; a cyan ink composition; a yellow ink composition; and a black ink composition, in which the magenta ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (1) as defined herein, the cyan ink composition contains at least one compound represented by the general formula (2) as defined herein, the yellow ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group Y as defined herein, and the black ink composition contains at least one compound selected from the group BK as defined herein.

An article, includes a selective light modulator layer including a phthalocyanine dye having substituents that provide a bathochromic shift or a hypsochromic shift in the absorption spectrum. A method of making an article is also disclosed.

An article, includes a selective light modulator layer including a phthalocyanine dye having substituents that provide a bathochromic shift or a hypsochromic shift in the absorption spectrum. A method of making an article is also disclosed.

It is an object of the present technology to overcome the disadvantages of conventional chlorination of a copper phthalocyanine which produces copper phthalocyanine, wherein the number of chlorines is less than than or equal to 4. The pigments described herein contain less chlorine than standard commercial grades of tetrachlorinated (or greater) copper phthalocyanine pigments while achieving similar color space, chromaticity, fastness properties, and color travel in automotive waterborne and solvent borne systems. The inventive pigments are more advantageous from a toxicity and environmental perspective, and allow the manufacturer to produce pigments in a safe and economical manner.

It is an object of the present technology to overcome the disadvantages of conventional chlorination of a copper phthalocyanine which produces copper phthalocyanine, wherein the number of chlorines is less than than or equal to 4. The pigments described herein contain less chlorine than standard commercial grades of tetrachlorinated (or greater) copper phthalocyanine pigments while achieving similar color space, chromaticity, fastness properties, and color travel in automotive waterborne and solvent borne systems. The inventive pigments are more advantageous from a toxicity and environmental perspective, and allow the manufacturer to produce pigments in a safe and economical manner.

An ink jet recording method including the steps of a first recording step for applying a first ink to a recording medium and a second recording step for applying a second ink to the recording medium so as to overlap at least a region provided with the first ink, wherein the first ink is an aqueous ink containing silver particles, the second ink is an aqueous ink containing a dye, a time difference between applications of the first ink and the second ink to the recording medium is 1 sec or more to 7,200 sec or less, and the dye is a predetermined dye.