An ultraviolet absorbent composition, comprising: at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent A having an absorption maximum wavelength of from 350 nm to 400 nm, a half value width of 55 nm or less and a molar extinction coefficient of 20,000 or more at the absorption maximum wavelength; and at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent B having an absorption maximum wavelength of 350 nm or less and showing 30% or more of absorbance at 320 nm of the absorbance at the absorption maximum wavelength; wherein the absorption wavelength molar extinction coefficient and the half value width are determined by preparing a solution in ethyl acetate as a solvent at a concentration of approximately 5 x 10 -5 mol/dm 3 and by measurement using a quartz cell having an optical path of 10mm, the half value width being the width of the absorption band at half the maximum absorption; and wherein the ultraviolet absorbent A comprises a compound represented by Formula or Formula (B-Ia); wherein Y 41 and Y 42 each independently represents a monovalent substituent; one of Y 41 and Y 42 represents a cyano group, and the other represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group; and V 41 and V 42 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; wherein R Ba1, R Ba2, R Ba3 and R Ba4 each independently represents a monovalent substituent; at least one of R Ba1, R Ba2, R Ba3 and R Ba4 represents a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group; and R Ba5 and R Ba6 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted acylamino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoylamino group. at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent A having an absorption maximum wavelength of from 350 nm to 400 nm, a half value width of 55 nm or less and a molar extinction coefficient of 20,000 or more at the absorption maximum wavelength; and at least one kind of ultraviolet absorbent B having an absorption maximum wavelength of 350 nm or less and showing 30% or more of absorbance at 320 nm of the absorbance at the absorption maximum wavelength; wherein the absorption wavelength molar extinction coefficient and the half value width are determined by preparing a solution in ethyl acetate as a solvent at a concentration of approximately 5 x 10 -5 mol/dm 3 and by measurement using a quartz cell having an optical path of 10mm, the half value width being the width of the absorption band at half the maximum absorption; and wherein the ultraviolet absorbent A comprises a compound represented by Formula or Formula (B-Ia); wherein Y 41 and Y 42 each independently represents a monovalent substituent; one of Y 41 and Y 42 represents a cyano group, and the other represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic carbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group; and V 41 and V 42 each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent substituent; wherein R Ba1, R Ba2, R Ba3 and R Ba4 each independently represents a monovalent substituent; at least one of R Ba1, R Ba2, R Ba3 and R Ba4 represents a cyano group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted arylcarbonyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkylsulfonyl group, or a substituted or unsubstituted arylsulfonyl group; and R Ba5 and R Ba6 each independently represent a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted acyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkoxycarbonyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxycarbonyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoyloxy group, a substituted or unsubstituted amino group, a substituted or unsubstituted acylamino group, or a substituted or unsubstituted carbamoylamino group.