Organic Schiff base compounds with luminous characteristics are receiving attention and increasing demand for the imaging of latent fingerprints (LFPs) at crime scenes. Sb1 and Sb2 novel Schiff base heterocyclic compounds were synthesized and confirmed by using analytical and spectroscopic methods. The existence of both donating and accepting groups influenced the appearance of absorption bands at longer wavelength and was recorded using UV-absorption and emission spectrum in solvent media. Compounds Sb1 and Sb2 emit at 576 nm and 646 nm in bathochromic shift respectively. The electrochemical properties were investigated using cyclic voltammetry. Quantum chemical parameters with vibrational frequency have been estimated in density functional theory (DFT), using TD-DFT/CAM (B3LYP) approach employing 6–311++ G (d, p) basis set in the ground state. Theoretical vibrational frequency values were specifically agreed to obtained experimental values. Furthermore, FMOs, MEPs, RDG analyses and Mulliken atomic charges have been calculated. In addition, LFPs images were developed by powder dusting approach on specified materials using synthetic compounds and visualized under Visible and UV light. The level II and III properties of LFPs on the substrate were observed under light-medium with no background interference, therefore these compounds are potential materials for electroluminescent, OLEDs and forensic science applications.