Optical recording medium

An optical recording medium comprising a recording layer, a reflective layer and a protective layer provided on a substrate, wherein the recording layer contains a quinophthalone compound represented by the following Formula (1) and having an absorption maximum in a wavelength falling in a range of 400 to 500 nm:

• ##STR18## wherein R.sub.1 to R.sub.8 are independently a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a vitro group, an alkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkoxyl group, an alkoxyalkoxyl group, an aryloxy group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, an alkylaminocarbonyl group, a dialkylaminocarbonyl group, an alkylcarbonylamino group, a phenylcarbonylamino group, a phenylaminocarbonyl group, or a phenoxycarbonyl group;
• and X is a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkoxyl group, an aryloxy group, an alkylthio group, or a phenylthio group, and wherein the reflectance to light from lasers having a wavelength of 480 to 600 nm measured from the substrate side is 25% or greater.