The present invention provides a dye that is excellent in solubility and excellent in heat resistance and a novel compound that is preferable for the dye, and specifically provides a yellow dye having a wavelength of maximum absorption in the region of 400 to 450 nm, and also provides a coloring (alkali-developable) photosensitive composition using the above-mentioned dye, and an optical filter using the above-mentioned coloring (alkali-developable) photosensitive composition, specifically a color filter that does not decrease luminance and thus is preferable for image display devices such as liquid crystal display panels. Specifically, a compound represented by the following general formula (1) is used as the dye. The content of the above-mentioned general formula (1) is as described in the description.
本发明提供了一种溶解性和耐热性极佳的
染料,以及一种优于该
染料的新型化合物,特别是提供了一种最大吸收波长在400至450纳米区域的黄色
染料、还提供了一种使用上述
染料的着色(碱显影)感光组合物,以及一种使用上述着色(碱显影)感光组合物的滤光器,特别是一种不降低亮度的滤光器,因此优选用于液晶显示板等图像显示设备。具体地说,就是使用由以下通式(1)表示的化合物作为
染料。上述通式(1)的含量如说明书所述。