Method for forming color photographic images improved in color reproduction

U.S. Patent Number: 5389500

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for forming color photographic images which comprises printing of color images obtained by use of a color photographic light-sensitive material, having on a support, a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer onto a printing color photographic light-sensitive material having on a support, a yellow color forming layer, a magenta color forming layer and a cyan color forming layer, wherein the following requirements (A) and (B) are fulfilled, (A) wavelength .lambda..sub.B.sup.max to give the maximum value in spectral sensitivity distribution of a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer is within the limits of 415 nm to 470 nm, and the sensitivity of the blue-sensitive emulsion layer at 480 nm is not more than 35% of the sensitivity at .lambda..sub.B.sup.max, (B) a magenta color forming layer of the printing color photographic light-sensitive material comprises a magenta coupler selected from the compounds represented by Formula 1; ##STR1## wherein Z represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary to form a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring, which may have a substituent, X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of undergoing splitting off reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent, R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent.

Inventors: Shimazaki; Hiroshi (Hino, JP), Uezawa; Kuniaki (Hino, JP), Shimba; Satoru (Hino, JP), Yamada; Yoshitaka (Hino, JP)

Assignee: Konica Corporation (JP)

Application Number: 08/139,334

Issued: 1995-02-14

Expired: 2007-02-14

Classes: 430/386 ; 430/387; 430/558; 430/576; 430/581; 430/582; 430/583

Field of search: 430/386,387,558,576,581,582,583

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