The present invention relates to color image display devices having a combination of light shutters, a color filter having color elements of at least three colors of red, green and blue corresponding to the light shutters, and a backlight for transmission illumination, where the backlight has a phosphor layer or a phosphor film, and the phosphor layer or the phosphor film has a compound having at least element M4, element A, element D, element E and element X, where M4 is at least one element selected from Mn, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm and Yb, and includes at least Eu, A is at least one element selected from bivalent metal elements other than the element M4, D is at least one element selected from tetravalent metal elements, E is at least one element selected from trivalent metal elements, and X is at least one element selected from O, N and F.