Illumination
light source (1), comprising: a light-emitting
solid element (11); and a
wavelength converter (12), wherein the
wavelength converter (12) includes a
wavelength conversion material which performs a
wavelength conversion of a portion of the light emitted by the light-emitting
solid element (11) and emits light of a different wavelength, the wavelength converter (12) emits a composite light consisting of the light emitted by the light-emitting
solid element (11) and the light emitted by the
wavelength conversion material, a correlated
color temperature of the composite light lies in a range of 5700 K to 7100 K, a spectral distribution of the composite light exhibiting a first peak wavelength in a range of 430 nm to 470 nm, a second peak wavelength in a range of 490 nm to 540 nm, a third peak wavelength in a range of 600 nm to 640 nm, a first minimum value of intensity between the first peak wavelength and the second peak wavelength, and a second minimum value between the second peak wavelength and the third peak wavelength. a difference between the second
peak value, which is of intensity in the second peak wavelength, and the first minimum value lies in a range of 30% to 55% with respect to the second
peak value, a difference between the second peak and the second minimum value is in the range of 20% to 45% with respect to the second peak, the light-emitting solid element (11) is a
blue light-emitting
diode with a peak wavelength in the range of 430 nm to 470 nm, and The
wavelength conversion material includes a blue-green fluorescent material with a peak wavelength in the range of 490 nm to 540 nm, a yellow fluorescent material with a peak wavelength in the range of 530 nm to 600 nm, and a red fluorescent material with a peak wavelength in the range of 600 nm to 670 nm.