An inkjet recording ink of giving an image having high image quality and
excellent weather resistance is provided, which is an inkjet recording
ink comprising a specific phthalocyanine dye, wherein the total amount of
cations in the ink except for a lithium ion, a hydrogen ion, an ammonium
ion, an organic quaternary nitrogen ion and an ion produced by the proton
addition to a nitrogen atom in a basic organic material is 0.5 wt % or
less.