Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd.

Konica Technosearch Corp.

Kenzi Kadokura

Yutaka Kaneko

Kaoru Onodera

Toyoki Nishijima

A light-sensitive silver halide photographic material comprising a magenta coupler represented by the formula I: ##STR1## at least one magenta image stabilizer represented by formula XII: ##STR2## at least one magenta dye image stabilizer selected from a group consisting of a compound represented by general formulas XIIIa and XIIIb: ##STR3##

Light-sensitive silver halide photographic material improved in

A silver halide photographic light sensitive material, which contains at least one magenta dye image forming coupler expressed by the following general formula [I], at least one piperazine or homopiperazine compound expressed by the following general formula [XIIIa], at least one compound selected from a coumarane or a chroman compounds expressed by general formula [XIIIa] and hydroxyindane compounds expressed by [XIIIb], below, is described as being stable to light and moisture, and featuring an excellent color reproducibility. ##STR1## The effect of the invention is further improved by additionally employing a metallic compound wherein an optical quenching rate of singlet oxygen is more than 3.times.10.sup.7 M.sup.-1 .multidot.sec.sup.-1.

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Hachioji, Japan

Kenzi Kadokura