Color photographic elements containing a combination of pyrazolone and pyrazoloazole couplers

A multicolor photographic element comprising a support bearing (a) a cyan dye image-forming unit comprising at least one red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one cyan dye-forming coupler, (b) a magenta dye image-forming unit comprising at least first and second green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers of different sensitivity each having associated therewith at least one two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler, and (c) a yellow dye image-forming unit comprising at least one blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer having associated therewith at least one yellow dye-forming coupler, said two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler associated with said green-sensitive emulsion layer having the higher sensitivity being selected from the group consisting of a pyrazolone coupler having a structure according to formula I ##STR27## wherein R.sup.1 is an unsubstituted aryl group, or an aryl or pyridyl group substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and alkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, carbonamido, ureido, nitro, cyano and trifluoromethyl;

• R.sup.2 is an anilino, acylamino or ureido group which is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more substituents selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyl, acyloxy, alkoxycarbonyl, aryloxycarbonyl, alkylthio, alkylsulfoxyl, arylsulfoxyl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, sulfamoyl, sulfonamido, carbamoyl, carbonamido, carbamate, carboxyl, ureido, nitro, imido, cyano, trifluoromethyl, hydroxyl and heterocyclyl groups and groups which form a link to a polymeric chain, and wherein R.sup.2 contains at least 6 carbon atoms, and
• Q.sup.1 is a coupling-off group selected from the group consisting of halogen atoms and alkoxy, aryloxy, alkylthio, arylthio, acyloxy, sulfonamido, sulfonyloxy, carbonamido, arylazo, imido and nitrogen-containing heterocyclyl groups,
• and a pyrazoloazole coupler having a structure according to formula II ##STR28## wherein R.sup.3 is a substituent in the 6-position which does not adversely affect the desired properties of the coupler,
• Q.sup.2 is a coupling-off group,
• X, Y, Z are individually carbon or nitrogen atoms necessary to complete an azole ring, with unsaturated bonding being present in the ring as needed,
• R.sup.4 denotes the group ##STR29## R.sup.5 R.sup.6 are individually hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl, with the proviso that both are not hydrogen,
• n is 1 or 2,
• R.sup.7, R.sup.8 are individually hydrogen, unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl, --C(O)--R.sup.9 or --SO.sub.2 R.sup.9, at most one of R.sup.7 and R.sup.8 being hydrogen,
• R.sup.9 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl or --NH--R.sup.10, and
• R.sup.10 is unsubstituted or substituted alkyl or aryl,
• and said two-equivalent magenta dye-forming coupler associated with said layer having the lower sensitivity being selected from the group consisting of couplers defined by formulas I and II, wherein the activity of said dye-forming coupler present in said layer of lower sensitivity is less than the activity of said dye-forming coupler present in said layer of higher sensitivity,
• with the proviso that said first green-sensitive layer comprises a coupler of formula I and said Second green-sensitive layer comprises a coupler of formula II or said first green-sensitive layer comprises a coupler of formula II and said second green-sensitive layer Comprises a coupler of formula I.