[Problem] To provide a colorant that has
high heat resistance and thus does not cause discoloration or
fading even when exposed for a long period of time under long-term
high heat conditions, that has excellent bleed resistance and sublimation resistance and thus does not cause color to migrate to a mold or to other resin components, and that does not cause a
thermoplastic resin to lose the physical properties thereof when added thereto. [Solution] This colorant includes at least one compound represented by
chemical formula (1a), at least one compound represented by
chemical formula (1b), and / or at least one compound represented by
chemical formula (1c) (in chemical formulas (1a), (1b), and (1c), each of R1, R2, R4, R5, R7, and R8 is a
hydrogen atom or a
nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group or an amino group that may have a
substituent, each of R3, R6, and R9 is at least one group selected from among an
alkoxy group, a carboxy group, a
hydroxy group, a sulfo group, and a sulfonamide group, p and r are each 0 to 2 inclusive, and q is 0 to 4 inclusive).