Display device

An anisotropic light absorbing layer formed of a composition containing a dichroic substance, a liquid crystal compound and a vertical alignment agent,

• wherein the dichroic substance has a maximum absorption wavelength of 400 to 500 nm,
• the anisotropic light absorbing layer satisfies a requirement represented by Expression (1-3) and a requirement represented by Expression (2),
• 1.50<Amax(60)/A(0)≤1.95 Expression (1-3)
• 1.00≤Amax(60)/Amin(60)≤1.20 Expression (2)
• here, Amax (60) represents a highest absorbance in a case where an absorbance of the anisotropic light absorbing layer at the maximum absorption wavelength is measured at all azimuthal angles at a polar angle of 60° from a normal direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer,
• Amin (60) represents a lowest absorbance in a case where an absorbance of the anisotropic light absorbing layer at the maximum absorption wavelength is measured at all azimuthal angles at a polar angle of 60° from the normal direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer,
• A (0) represents an absorbance in a case where an absorbance of the anisotropic light absorbing layer at the maximum absorption wavelength is measured in the normal direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer, and
• provided that the anisotropic light absorbing layer excludes an anisotropic light absorbing layer comprising all of a blue dye, a green dye, and a red dye.

An anisotropic light absorbing layer used for a display device having a self light emitting display element emitting white light,

• wherein an anisotropic light absorbing layer is formed of a composition containing a dichroic substance, a liquid crystal compound and a vertical alignment agent,
• a major axis direction of the dichroic substance is substantially parallel to the thickness direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer,
• the anisotropic light absorbing layer has a larger absorbance for light having a wavelength of 400 to 500 nm in a direction at a polar angle of 60° than in a front direction,
• the color changes between a case where the self light emitting display element is visually confirmed from the front direction and a case where the self light emitting display element is visually confirmed from direction at a polar angle of 60°, and
• the anisotropic light absorbing layer satisfies a requirement represented by Expression (1-3),
• 1.50<Amax(60)/A(0)≤1.95 Expression (1-3)
• where, Amax (60) represents a highest absorbance in a case where an absorbance of the anisotropic light absorbing layer at the maximum absorption wavelength is measured at all azimuthal angles at a polar angle of 60° from a normal direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer, and
• A (0) represents an absorbance in a case where an absorbance of the anisotropic light absorbing layer at the maximum absorption wavelength is measured in the normal direction of the anisotropic light absorbing layer.