Liquid crystal display device, polarizing plate and backlight source

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal panel which has a liquid crystal cell including a predetermined liquid crystal layer and polarizing plates for holding the liquid crystal cell;
• a backlight source which is arranged on a rear side of the liquid crystal panel, for irradiating the liquid crystal panel with white light;
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• an absorbing layer which is provided between a portion of the backlight source and the liquid crystal cell, the absorbing layer being configured to absorb a predetermined wavelength band of the white light, the absorption of the predetermined wavelength band compensation for a change in a color of the white light passing through the liquid crystal panel in an oblique direction with respect to a normal direction of the liquid crystal panel, and the degree of absorption being dependent upon a length the white light travels through the absorbing layer and independent of a direction at which the white light travels through the absorbing layer.