Method of forming color photographic images improved in color reproduction.

摘要

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) wave length lambda B<max> to give the maximum value in spectral sensitivity distribution S( lambda ) 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, SB<4><8><0>, is not more than 35 % of the sensitivity at lambda B<max>, SB<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; Formula 1 <CHEM> 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 splitting off reaction with an oxidation product of a color developing agent, R represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent. The silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material according to this invention can form a color photograph having a reproduced blue-green close to that seen by human eyes without lowering the quality of other colors satisfactorily reproduced in the present art, and give full satisfaction in color reproduction.