A pyrromethene-boron complex being a compound represented by general formula, wherein in general formula, X is C-R 7 or N, R 1 to R 7 are each the same or different and are selected from among hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl ether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl thioether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a halogen, a cyano group, an aldehyde group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group, a carboxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ester group, a substituted or unsubstituted amide group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonic acid ester group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonamide group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted siloxanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted boryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group, where R 2 and R 5 are selected from among the groups other than a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; R 2 and R 5 are groups not containing a heteroaryl group with at least two condensed rings; R 8 and R 9 are selected from among a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl ether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl thioether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a halogen, and a cyano group; and at least one of R 1 to R 6 is a group containing a fluorine atom, wherein the group containing the fluorine atom in the general formula is a fluorine-containing acyl group, a fluorine-containing ester group, a fluorine-containing amide group, a fluorine-containing sulfonyl group, a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid ester group, or a fluorine-containing sulfonamide group and/or wherein either R 8 or R 9 in the general formula is a cyano group. wherein in general formula, X is C-R 7 or N, R 1 to R 7 are each the same or different and are selected from among hydrogen, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl ether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl thioether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a halogen, a cyano group, an aldehyde group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbonyl group, a carboxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted oxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted ester group, a substituted or unsubstituted amide group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonic acid ester group, a substituted or unsubstituted sulfonamide group, a nitro group, a substituted or unsubstituted silyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted siloxanyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted boryl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted phosphine oxide group, where R 2 and R 5 are selected from among the groups other than a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group and a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group; R 2 and R 5 are groups not containing a heteroaryl group with at least two condensed rings; R 8 and R 9 are selected from among a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted cycloalkenyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkynyl group, a hydroxy group, a thiol group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylthio group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl ether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl thioether group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heteroaryl group, a halogen, and a cyano group; and at least one of R 1 to R 6 is a group containing a fluorine atom, wherein the group containing the fluorine atom in the general formula is a fluorine-containing acyl group, a fluorine-containing ester group, a fluorine-containing amide group, a fluorine-containing sulfonyl group, a fluorine-containing sulfonic acid ester group, or a fluorine-containing sulfonamide group and/or wherein either R 8 or R 9 in the general formula is a cyano group.