A recording method including a softening liquid attachment step of attaching a softening liquid composition containing a softening agent and water to a recording medium, and a coating liquid attachment step of attaching a coating liquid composition containing anionic resin particles and water to the recording medium, in which a content of the softening agent is 60% by mass or more with respect to a total amount of non-volatile components in the softening liquid composition, a content of the resin particles is 80% by mass or more with respect to a total amount of non-volatile components in the coating liquid composition, the coating liquid attachment step is performed by an ink jet method, and the softening liquid attachment step is performed by an ink jet method or a spray method.

A compound of formula ##STR00001##
wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; and the compound provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

A compound of formula ##STR00001##
wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8 alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; and the compound provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.