Image forming color toner, color image forming method and color image forming apparatus

摘要

In a color toner for forming an image, comprising at least a binder resin and a colorant, light-absorbing fine composite particles comprising core particles and at least two coating layers having different refractive indexes laminated on the surface of the core particles or other IR-absorbing compounds such as an azulene compound having a specific structure are used as an infrared absorbing compound. The color toner is used in an electrophotographic color image forming apparatus using a photofixing system for fixing a toner image.