Water-based ink for ink-jet recording

A water-based ink for ink-jet recording, comprising:

• a colorant containing a pigment and a dye represented by the following formula (1);
• water;
• and
• a water-soluble resin,
• in the formula (1), R1 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, or a substituted or non-substituted aryl group,
• R2 is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or a cyano group,
• R3 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted aryl group, or a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclic group,
• each of R4, R5, R6 and R7 is a hydrogen atom, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, a substituted or non-substituted aryl group, a substituted or non-substituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or non-substituted sulfonyl group, or a substituted or non-substituted acyl group,
• R4, R5, R6 and R7 are identical to or different from each other,
• R4 and R5 are not simultaneously the hydrogen atom,
• R6 and R7 are not simultaneously the hydrogen atom, and
• both of A1 and A2 are substituted or non-substituted carbon atoms, or one of A1 and A2 is a substituted or non-substituted carbon atom and the other of A1 and A2 is a nitrogen atom.