Provided is a colorant which, due to its
high heat resistance, does not discolor or fade even when exposed to high temperature conditions for a long time and over a long period, and due to its anti-bleeding property and sublimation resistance, does not contaminate the molding die and
molding machine or cause color transfer to other resin parts. Further, it does not deteriorate the physical properties of the added
thermoplastic resin. The colorant contains at least one compound represented by the following
Chemical Formula 1a, at least one compound represented by the following
Chemical Formula 1b, and / or at least one compound represented by the following
Chemical Formula 1c. In Chemical Formulas 1a, 1b, and 1c, R 1 , R 2 , R 4 , R 5 , R 7 , and R 8 are a
hydrogen atom, an amino group which may have a
substituent, or a
nitrogen-containing heterocyclic group, and R 3 , R 6 , and R 9 are at least one selected from an
alkoxy group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, a sulfo group, and a sulfonamide group, p and r are 0 to 2, and q is 0 to 4.