Ink-jet ink and ink-jet recording method

摘要

An ink for ink-jet recording containing: a colorant; and a solvent mixture containing water and solvent A which is not water, wherein solvent A has a surface tension of 25 to 40 mN/m at 25° C.; a viscosity of 1 to 50 mPs.s at 25° C.; and a vapor pressure of not more than 133 Pa at 25° C., a content of solvent A is from not less than 50 to less than 90 weight % based on the total weight of the ink; and a content of water is from not less than 10 to less than 45 weight % based on the total weight of the ink.