Magenta toner for electrophotography, developer, toner cartridge, process cartridge, image forming apparatus, and image forming method

A magenta toner for electrophotography, comprising:

• toner particles containing:
• a polyester resin,
• a coloring agent containing a solid solution of C.I. Pigment Violet 19 and C.I. Pigment Red 122,
• a release agent, and
• inorganic particles;
• and
• an external additive,
• wherein:
• an average particle diameter of the inorganic particles is 0.75 times or more the average particle diameter of the coloring agent;
• the inorganic particles have an average particle diameter of from 105 nm to 310 nm;
• the inorganic particles are silica;
• and
• the inorganic particles are present in an amount of from 0.3% by mass to 10% by mass in the toner particles.