An electrochromic medium for use in an electrochromic device, comprising: - at least one solvent; - an anodic electroactive material; - a cathodic electroactive material; - wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and - wherein at least one of a light stabilizer and the anodic electroactive material and the cathodic electroactive material is associated with a solubilizing moiety, wherein the solubilizing moiety is selected from at least one of groups A, B, and C: wherein group A comprises nitriles, nitro constituents, sulfoxides, sulfonates, sulfonate esters, carboxylates, phosphonium constituents, phosphonates, phosphonites, ammonium constituents, carbonyls including carbonates, carbamates, ketones, esters, and amides, ethers including polyethers, amines including tertiary amines, and mixtures thereof; wherein group B is represented by at least one of the formulae: wherein R 11 -R 31 are the same or different and comprise H or a straight or branched alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 10 carbon atoms; wherein Ar is an aryl constituent including phenyl; wherein m is an integer ranging from approximately 1 to approximately 5; wherein n is an integer ranging from approximately 1 to approximately 20; and wherein X is associated with at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials and is selected from the group comprising a direct bond, an alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, ether, or polyether chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, a silyl or siloxyl chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 silicon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and wherein group C is represented by the formula: Y - R 33 wherein Y is associated with at least one of the anodic and cathodic electrochromic materials, and is selected from the group comprising an aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, or polyether chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, a silyl or siloxyl chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 silicon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and wherein R 33 comprises H or a straight or branched alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 10 carbon atoms; and wherein the anodic electroactive material is associated with the solubilizing moiety and includes a first moiety, wherein the first moiety is represented by the formula: wherein R 1 -R 10 are the same or different and at least three of R 1 -R 10 comprise a straight or branched alkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, and wherein any remainder of R 1 -R 10 comprise H, and wherein at least one of R 1 -R 10 is associated with the solubilizing moiety. - at least one solvent; - an anodic electroactive material; - a cathodic electroactive material; - wherein at least one of the anodic and cathodic electroactive materials is electrochromic; and - wherein at least one of a light stabilizer and the anodic electroactive material and the cathodic electroactive material is associated with a solubilizing moiety, wherein the solubilizing moiety is selected from at least one of groups A, B, and C: wherein group A comprises nitriles, nitro constituents, sulfoxides, sulfonates, sulfonate esters, carboxylates, phosphonium constituents, phosphonates, phosphonites, ammonium constituents, carbonyls including carbonates, carbamates, ketones, esters, and amides, ethers including polyethers, amines including tertiary amines, and mixtures thereof; wherein group B is represented by at least one of the formulae: wherein R 11 -R 31 are the same or different and comprise H or a straight or branched alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 10 carbon atoms; wherein Ar is an aryl constituent including phenyl; wherein m is an integer ranging from approximately 1 to approximately 5; wherein n is an integer ranging from approximately 1 to approximately 20; and wherein X is associated with at least one of the cathodic and anodic electroactive materials and is selected from the group comprising a direct bond, an alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, ether, or polyether chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, a silyl or siloxyl chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 silicon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and wherein group C is represented by the formula: Y - R 33 wherein Y is associated with at least one of the anodic and cathodic electrochromic materials, and is selected from the group comprising an aryl, alkaryl, aralkyl, or polyether chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, a silyl or siloxyl chain containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 silicon atoms, and mixtures thereof; and wherein R 33 comprises H or a straight or branched alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, or aralkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 10 carbon atoms; and wherein the anodic electroactive material is associated with the solubilizing moiety and includes a first moiety, wherein the first moiety is represented by the formula: wherein R 1 -R 10 are the same or different and at least three of R 1 -R 10 comprise a straight or branched alkyl group containing approximately 1 to approximately 40 carbon atoms, and wherein any remainder of R 1 -R 10 comprise H, and wherein at least one of R 1 -R 10 is associated with the solubilizing moiety.