Direct positive silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material

Claim 1

A direct positive silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material which comprises at least three light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers containing internal latent image-type light-sensitive silver halide grains and sensitizing dyes having the following Formulas [I], [II] and [III], respectively, and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of those compounds having the following Formulas [IV], [V] and [VI]; Formula [I] ##STR24## wherein Z 1 and Z 2 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzothiazole ring, naphthothiazole ring, benzoselenazole ring or naphthoselenazole ring: R 1 and R 2 each is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, provided that at least one of the R 1 and R 2 is a sulfo or carboxyl group-substituted alkyl group; X 1 - is an anion; and l is an integer of 1 or 2; Formula [II] ##STR25## wherein Z 3 and Z 4 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzoxazole ring or naphthoxazole ring: R 3 and R 4 each is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, and R 5 is an lower alkyl group, provided that at least one of the R 3 and R 4 is a sulfo or carboxyl group-substituted alkyl group; X 2 - is an anion; and m is an integer of 1 or 2; Formula [III] ##STR26## wherein Z 5 and Z 6 each is a group of atoms necessary to form a benzothiazole ring, naphthothiazole ring, benzoselenazole ring or naphthoselenazole ring: R 6 and R 7 each is a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, and R 8 is an alkyl or aryl group, provided that at least one of the R 6 and R 7 is a sulfo or carboxyl group-substituted alkyl group; X 3 - is an anion; and n is an integer of 1 or 2; Formula [IV] ##STR27## wherein Y is an oxygen atom, ═NR 2 , ═C(CH 3 ) or a sulfur atom; Q 1 is a group of atoms necessary to form a pyrazolone ring, isooxazolone ring, barbituric acid ring, thiobarbituric acid ring, tetrahydropyridine-2,6-dione ring or pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-3,6-dione ring: R 1 and R 2 each is an alkyl group; M is a hydrogen atom or a cation; L 1 , L 2 , L 3 , L 4 , L 5 and L 6 each is a methine group: l' is an integer of 1 or 2; and m 1 , m 2 and m 3 each is zero or 1; Formula [V] ##STR28## wherein Q 2 and Q 3 each is a group of atoms necessary to form an isooxazolone ring, barbituric acid ring, thiobarbituric acid ring, tetrahydropyridine-2,6-dione ring, pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-3,6-dione ring or ##STR29## or a tautomer of each of these keto rings; R 3 is an aryl group; R 4 is a carbamoyl group, alkoxycarbonyl group, aryloxycarbonyl group, perfluoroalkyl group or cyano group; provided that at least one of the Q 2 and Q 3 has a sulfo or carboxyl group-substituted alkyl, aryl or heterocyclic group; L 7 , L 8 , L 9 , L 10 and L 11 each is a methine group; and n 1 and n 2 each is an integer of zero or 1; Formula [VI] ##STR30## wherein Q 4 is a group of atoms necessary to form an isooxazolone ring, barbituric acid ring, thiobarbituric acid ring, pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-3,6-dione ring or ##STR31## R 7 and R 8 represent the same groups as defined in the R 3 and R 4 , respectively, of Formula [V]; R 5 is an alkoxy group or amino group: R 6 is a hydrogen atom, halogen atom, alkyl or alkoxy group; L 12 , L 13 and L 14 each is a methine group; and q is an integer of zero or 1.