Toner, two-component developer, and image forming method

A toner comprising:

• toner particles each of which contains a binder resin and a wax;
• and
• inorganic fine particles,
• wherein
• (i) the toner has a weight-average particle diameter (D4) of 3.0 μm or more and 8.0 μm or less,
• (ii) in a measurement using a flow particle image measuring apparatus with an image processing resolution of 512×512 pixels, the toner satisfies the following conditions (a) and (b):
• (a) regarding particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 1.98 μm or more and less than 200.00 μm, the average circularity of the toner is 0.960 or more and 0.985 or less, and the proportion of particles having a circularity of 0.990 or more and 1.000 or less is 25.0% or less on a basis of the number of particles, and
• (b) the ratio of particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.50 μm or more and less than 1.98 μm to particles having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.50 μm or more and less than 200.00 μm is 10.0% or less on a basis of the number of particles, and
• (iii) the relationship of formula (1) is satisfied:
• 1.20≦P1/P2≦2.00 Formula (1)
• where P1=Pa/Pb and P2=Pc/Pd,
• Pa and Pb respectively represent a maximum absorption peak intensity in the range of 2,843 cm−1 or more and 2,853 cm−1 or less and a maximum absorption peak intensity in the range of 1,713 cm−1 or more and 1,723 cm−1 or less in a Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectrum of the toner measured by an attenuated total reflection (ATR) method using germanium (Ge) as an ATR crystal at an angle of incidence of infrared light of 45°, and
• Pc and Pd respectively represent a maximum absorption peak intensity in the range of 2,843 cm−1 or more and 2,853 cm−1 or less and a maximum absorption peak intensity in the range of 1,713 cm−1 or more and 1,723 cm−1 or less in an FT-IR spectrum of the toner measured by an ATR method using KRS5 as an ATR crystal at an angle of incidence of infrared light of 45°.