| abstract |
A thermal transfer recording material capable of giving a color image having an excellent color reproducibility as well as good light fastness and free from fading, bleeding and contamination of an article contacted is provided. The thermal transfer recording material comprises a thermal transfer dye donating material containing the specified thermally migratable, dissociative heteryl azo dye of phenol or naphthol type and an image receiving material for thermal transfer printing, containing at least one of basic materials and mordants as a dye receiving compound. |