Silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material

A silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material, having at least one blue-sensitive emulsion layer containing a yellow coupler, at least one green-sensitive emulsion layer containing a magenta coupler, and at least one red-sensitive emulsion layer containing a cyan coupler, on a support;

• wherein said blue-sensitive emulsion layer contains at least one coupler represented by formula (I);
• wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material satisfies the following expression a-1) and/or b-1):
• and
• wherein the silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material satisfies conditions 1) and/or 2) described below:
• wherein, in formula (I), Q represents a group of non-metal atoms necessary to form a 5- to 7-membered ring together with the —N═C—N(R1)-;
• R1 represents a substituent;
• R2 represents a substituent;
• m represents 0 (zero) or an integer of 1 to 5;
• when m is 2 or more, R2s may be the same or different from each other, or R2s may bond together to form a ring;
• and X represents a hydrogen atom, or a group capable of being split-off upon a coupling reaction with an oxidized product of a developing agent;
• 0.5≦Dmax(UV)/Dmin(UV)≦1.1 a-1):
• wherein Dmax(UV)/Dmin(UV) is the smallest value in a range of wavelength UV, in which UV is a wavelength within the range of 340 nm or more and 450 nm or less, among values represented by (an absorbance at a wavelength UV, for a portion having the yellow maximum color density)/(an absorbance at the wavelength UV, for a portion having the yellow minimum color density);
• 1300≦(B−C)/A≦20000 b-1);
• wherein B represents the maximum color density of yellow, C represents the minimum color density of yellow, each of which means a transmission density when the support is a transmissive support, or a reflection density when the support is a reflective support;
• and A is an amount mol/m2 of the coupler represented by formula (I) to be used;
• Condition 1:
• a silver halide emulsion contained in any of the light-sensitive emulsion layers contains an iridium ion compound having at least one ligand of a 5-membered or 6-membered heterocyclic compound;
• and
• Condition 2:
• the blue-sensitive emulsion layer containing at least one coupler represented by formula (I), contains at least one compound selected from the group consisting of compounds represented by the following formulae [S-I], [S-II], [S-III], [S-IV], [S-V], [S-VI], [ST-I], [ST-II], [ST-III], [ST-IV]and [ST-V]:
• wherein, in formula [S-I], Rs1, Rs2 and Rs3 each independently represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group or an aryl group, in which the total number of carbon atoms contained in the groups represented by Rs1, Rs2 and Rs3 is 12 to 60, and at least one of Rs1, Rs2 and Rs3 represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, or an alkenyl group;
• wherein, in formula [S-II], Rs4 and Rs5 each independently represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkoxy group or a halogen atom;
• s1 represents an integer from 0 to 4;
• and when s1 is 2 or more, plural Rs5s may be the same or different, and Rs4 and Rs5 may bond with each other to form a five- or six-membered ring;
• and when Rs4 represents an alkyl group and s1 is 2, at least one Rs5 represents a cycloalkyl group or an alkoxy group;
• Rs6COORs7)sm formula [S-II]
• wherein, in formula [S-III], Rs6 represents a linking group having no aromatic group;
• Rs7 represents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms;
• sm represents an integer from 2 or more and 5 or less;
• and when sm is 2 or more, plural —COORs7s may be the same or different;
• Rs8OCORs9)sn formula [S-IV]
• wherein, in formula [S-IV], Rs8 represents a linking group;
• Rs9 represents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms;
• sn represents an integer from 2 or more and 5 or less;
• and when sn is 2 or more, plural —OCORs9s may be the same or different;
• wherein, in formula [S-V], Rs10, Rs11, Rs12 and Rs13 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group, an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group, in which the total number of carbon atoms contained in Rs10, Rs11, Rs12 and Rs13 is 8 to 60;
• and Rs10 and Rs11, Rs10 and Rs12, or Rs12 and Rs13 may bond with each other, to form a five- to seven-membered ring, respectively;
• with the proviso that all of Rs10, Rs11, Rs12 and Rs13 simultaneously do not represent a hydrogen atom;
• and when Rs10 and Rs12 each represents a hydrogen atom and Rs11 represents a hydrogen atom or an aliphatic group, Rs13 represents an aliphatic oxycarbonyl group, an aromatic oxycarbonyl group or a carbamoyl group;
• Rs14COORs15)sp formula [S-VI]
• wherein, in formula [S-VI], Rs14 represents an aromatic linking group;
• Rs15 represents an alkyl, cycloalkyl, alkenyl or alkynyl group having 20 or less carbon atoms;
• sp represents an integer from 3 or more and 5 or less;
• and when sp is 2 or more, plural —COORs15s may be the same or different;
• wherein, in formula [ST-I], R40, R50 and R60 each independently represents an aliphatic group or an aromatic group;
• and l4, m4 and n4 each independently represents 0 or 1, with the proviso that l4, m4 and n4 simultaneously are not 1;
• RA—NH—SO2—RB formula [ST-II]
• wherein, in formula [ST-II], RA and RB each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, a cycloalkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, an alkoxy group, an aryloxy group, a heterocyclic oxy group, or a group represented by the following formula:
• in which RC and RD each independently represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an aryl group;
• and RA and RB each may be the same or different;
• HOJ′COOY formula [ST-III]
• wherein, in formula [ST-III], J′ represents a divalent organic group;
• and Y represents an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an aryl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, a cycloalkenyl group or a heterocyclic group;
• R51—OCH2-J5-CH2Ol5R52 formula [ST-IV]
• wherein, in formula [ST-IV], R51 and R52 each independently represents an aliphatic group or —COR53, in which R53 represents an aliphatic group;
• J5 represents a divalent organic group or simply a connecting bond;
• and l5 represents an integer from 0 to 6;
• and
• R54—Y54 formula [ST-V]
• wherein, in formula [ST-V], R54 represents a hydrophobic group having the total number of carbon atoms of 10 or more;
• and Y54 represents a monovalent organic group containing an alcoholic hydroxyl group.