The present invention appropriately refracts and transmits visible light. The
ceramic material (10) contains, as a main component, a compound having a
perovskite structure represented by
chemical formula A (B1v, B21-v) Ow, A being at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Sr, Ca, K, Na, La, Gd and Yb, B1 being at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ti and Hf, B2 being at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta, Nb, Zr, Ge, Gd, Yb, Ga, Ca and Al, the
perovskite structure having no Mg, Zn, Y and In, v being a positive number less than 1, and w being a numerical value enabling the
charge neutrality of the entire
chemical formula.