Coloring composition, ink for inkjet recording using the coloring composition, method for inkjet recording using the ink for inkjet recording, ink cartridge, and inkjet recording material

A coloring composition comprising:

• a phthalocyanine dye represented by Formula (1);
• a phthalocyanine dye represented by Formula (2);
• and
• at least one preservative:
• wherein in Formula (1),
• R2, R3, R6, R7, R10, R11, R14 and R15 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amide group, an arylamino group, a ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an azo group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a silyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an imide group, a heterocyclic thio group, a phosphoryl group, an acyl group, or an ionic hydrophilic group, and these groups may further have a substituent,
• Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least one of Z1, Z2, Z3 and Z4 has an ionic hydrophilic group as a substituent,
• l, m, n, p, q1, q2, q3 and q4 each independently represent 1 or 2,
• M1 represents a hydrogen atom, a metal element, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide or a metal halide:
• wherein in Formula (2),
• R1, R4, R5, R8, R9, R12, R13 and R16 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an aralkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a cyano group, a hydroxyl group, a nitro group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, an amide group, an arylamino group, a ureido group, a sulfamoylamino group, an alkylthio group, an arylthio group, an alkoxycarbonylamino group, a sulfonamide group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, a heterocyclic oxy group, an azo group, an acyloxy group, a carbamoyloxy group, a silyloxy group, an aryloxycarbonyl group, an aryloxycarbonylamino group, an imide group, a heterocyclic thio group, a phosphoryl group, an acyl group, or an ionic hydrophilic group, and these groups may further have a substituent,
• Z5, Z6, Z7, and Z8 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aralkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, provided that at least one of Z5, Z6, Z7 and Z8 has an ionic hydrophilic group as a substituent,
• t, u, v, w, q5, q6, q7 and q8 each independently represent 1 or 2, and
• M2 represents a hydrogen atom, a metal element, a metal oxide, a metal hydroxide or a metal halide.