Composition for liquid crystal color display elements

A composition for nematic liquid crystal color display elements, said composition comprising at least one nematic liquid crystal and at least one anthraquinonic dye represented by the following formula ##STR48## wherein X and Y are identical or different and represent --NH.sub.2 or --OH;

• Z is bonded to the 2-position and/or 3-position relative to X and represents --OR, --NHR, ##STR49## --CONHR.sub.2 or --COOR.sub.2, in which R represents an alkyl group having 4 to 15 carbon atoms or a lower alkyl group substituted by --OH, ##STR50## R.sub.1 represents hydrogen, halogen, --OH, --OCH.sub.3, an alkyl group having 1 to 15 carbon atoms, or a methoxy group optionally substituted by ##STR51## and R.sub.2 is a phenyl group, an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or a cyclohexyl group;
• and n is an integer of 1 or 2 provided that when X is --NH.sub.2 and Y is --OH, and when X and Y are both --OH, n is an integer of 1, and when n represents an integer of 2, the two Z's may be identical or different, or one may be the group defined above and the other may be a halogen, said anthraquinonic dye being dissolved in the nematic liquid crystal.