A polymerizable composition for an optical material, comprising: an episulfide compound; an organic coloring matter; an UV absorber; and a polymerization catalyst, wherein the organic coloring matter has a main absorption peak between 565 nm and 605 nm in a visible light absorption spectrum measured with a chloroform or toluene solution of the organic coloring matter, an absorption coefficient (ml/g•cm) of a peak apex (Pmax) exhibiting a maximum absorption coefficient of the peak is equal to or greater than 0.5×10 5, a peak width in an absorbance of 1/4 of an absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is equal to or less than 50 nm, a peak width in an absorbance of 1/2 of the absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is equal to or less than 30 nm, and a peak width in an absorbance of 2/3 of the absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is in a range of equal to or less than 20 nm; the organic coloring matter is a tetraazaporphyrin compound represented by Formula, where, A 1 to A 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a monoalkylamino group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a dialkylamino group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a dialkylamino group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group, an alkylthio group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and an arylthio group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, A 1 to A 8 may form a ring other than an aromatic ring, through a linking group, and M represents a divalent copper atom; and the polymerization catalyst is an amine compound. an episulfide compound; an organic coloring matter; an UV absorber; and a polymerization catalyst, wherein the organic coloring matter has a main absorption peak between 565 nm and 605 nm in a visible light absorption spectrum measured with a chloroform or toluene solution of the organic coloring matter, an absorption coefficient (ml/g•cm) of a peak apex (Pmax) exhibiting a maximum absorption coefficient of the peak is equal to or greater than 0.5×10 5, a peak width in an absorbance of 1/4 of an absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is equal to or less than 50 nm, a peak width in an absorbance of 1/2 of the absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is equal to or less than 30 nm, and a peak width in an absorbance of 2/3 of the absorbance of the peak apex (Pmax) of the peak is in a range of equal to or less than 20 nm; the organic coloring matter is a tetraazaporphyrin compound represented by Formula, where, A 1 to A 8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, a nitro group, a cyano group, a hydroxy group, an amino group, a carboxyl group, a sulfonic acid group, a linear, branched or cyclic alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryloxy group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a monoalkylamino group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a dialkylamino group having 2 to 20 carbon atoms, a dialkylamino group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an aralkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms, an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, a heteroaryl group, an alkylthio group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, and an arylthio group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, A 1 to A 8 may form a ring other than an aromatic ring, through a linking group, and M represents a divalent copper atom; and the polymerization catalyst is an amine compound.