Complex
tungsten oxide particles containing a complex
tungsten oxide, wherein the complex
tungsten oxide is represented by a general formula: MxWyOz (where an element M is one or more selected from alkali metals, alkaline earth metals,
rare earth elements, Mg, Zr, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ru, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, Al, Ga, In, Tl, Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Sb, B, F, P, S, Se, Br, Te, Ti, Nb, V, Mo, Ta, Re, Be, Hf, Os, Bi, and I, 0.20≤x / y≤0.37, and 2.2≤z / y≤3.3.), the
crystal system is hexagonal, when the complex
tungsten oxide particles are observed via a (010) plane, the occupation ratio of the length of a side formed by a
plane parallel with the c-axis among the sides surrounding the (010) plane is 60% or more.