A diode-addressed color display comprising an UV-diode and a phosphor of the general formula LnL3X2, wherein Ln=Eu3+, Tb3+, Tm3+, Dys3+, Sm3+, L=4-R-4'-benzophenone carboxylic acid, wherein R=phenyl, benzyl, CH3, CF3, C2H5, F, Cl, OCH3, CH3CO; 4-R-4'-benzophenone acetylacetonate, wherein R=phenyl, benzyl, CH3, CF3, C2H5, F, Cl, OCH3, CH3CO; 4-acetophenone carboxylic acid, 4-trifluoroacetophenone carboxylic acid, 4-acetophenone acetylacetonate or 4-trifluoroacetophenone acetylacetonate and X=+E,fra 1/2+EE phenanthroline, +E,fra 1/2+EE diphenyl phenanthroline, +E,fra 1/2+EE 4-Cl-phenanthroline, +E,fra 1/2+EE bipyridine, +E,fra 1/2+EE ethylenediamine, triphenyl phosphineoxide, trimethyl phosphineoxide, triethyl phosphineoxide, +E,fra 1/2+EE diethylene glycol-dimethylether (diglyme) or ethanol.