Toner, image forming apparatus using the same, and image forming method

An image forming method comprising:

• forming a latent electrostatic image on a latent electrostatic image bearing member,
• developing the latent electrostatic image using a toner to form a visible image,
• transferring the visible image onto a recording medium, and
• fixing the transferred image on the recording medium,
• wherein the image forming method comprises three or more developing steps, developing units in the developing steps respectively comprise any one of a yellow toner, a magenta toner, and a cyan toner, the magenta toner comprises a pigment represented by the following Structural Formula (1), and the yellow toner comprises a pigment represented by at least any one of the following Structural Formulas (2) and (3).

A toner comprising:

• a yellow toner,
• a magenta toner, and
• a cyan toner,
• wherein the toner is used for an image forming apparatus which comprises a latent electrostatic image bearing member, a latent electrostatic image forming unit configured to form a latent electrostatic image on the latent electrostatic image bearing member, at least three developing units respectively configured to develop the latent electrostatic image using a toner to form a visible image, a transferring unit configured to transfer the visible image onto a recording medium, and a fixing unit configured to fix the transferred image on the recording medium and forms a color visible image on the recording medium, and the developing units respectively comprise any one of the yellow toner, the magenta toner, and the cyan toner, wherein the magenta toner comprises a pigment represented by the following Structural Formula (1), and the yellow toner comprises a pigment represented by at least any one of the following Structural Formulas (2) and (3).