The present invention provides a magenta recording ink composition including at least a solid solution pigment (A) containing quinacridone, a lake pigment (B) having a xanthene structure, an aqueous solvent, and water, wherein the solid solution pigment (A) has visible light absorption peaks at wavelength ranges of from 510 nm to 530 nm and from 540 nm to 560 nm, and a mass ratio (B/A) of the lake pigment (B) to the solid solution pigment (A) falls within the range of 0.1 to 5.