The present invention relates to a triarylmethane
pigment, a coloring composition containing the
pigment, a colorant for a color filter, and a color filter, and provides a triarylmethane
pigment having excellent
heat resistance, and a colorant for a color filter having good color characteristics by using the coloring composition of the pigment. A
triarylmethane dye represented by general formula (1); a coloring composition containing the pigment; a colorant for a color filter; and a color filter. In formula (1), R1-R4 represent H, an
alkyl group, or an
aromatic hydrocarbon group, R5 and R6 represent H, a
halogen atom, OH, CF3, NO2, CN, an
alkyl group, an
alkoxy group, or an aryloxy group, AH represents a heterocyclic group, An represents an anion, and m represents a natural number. # imgabs0 #