A lithographic printing plate precursor comprising a substrate, and an infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer disposed on the substrate, the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer comprising: a) a free radically polymerizable component; b) an infrared radiation absorber; c) an initiator composition capable of generating free radicals; d) a borate compound; and e) a compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex during or after exposure of the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer to infrared radiation, where the borate compound is represented by the following structure B - (R 1)(R 2)(R 3)(R 4) Z + wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 independently represent optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclic groups attached to the boron atom of the borate anion, or two or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 can be joined together to form a heterocyclic ring with the boron atom, such heterocyclic ring having up to 7 carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms; and Z + is a cation to balance the electric charge of the borate anion, and wherein the e) compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex is present in the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer in a dry coverage amount of at least 0.5 wt% and up to and including 20 wt% and comprises one or more occurrences of one or more of the following substructures, and: and a) a free radically polymerizable component; b) an infrared radiation absorber; c) an initiator composition capable of generating free radicals; d) a borate compound; and e) a compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex during or after exposure of the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer to infrared radiation, where the borate compound is represented by the following structure B - (R 1)(R 2)(R 3)(R 4) Z + wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 independently represent optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclic groups attached to the boron atom of the borate anion, or two or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 can be joined together to form a heterocyclic ring with the boron atom, such heterocyclic ring having up to 7 carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms; and Z + is a cation to balance the electric charge of the borate anion, and wherein the e) compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex is present in the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer in a dry coverage amount of at least 0.5 wt% and up to and including 20 wt% and comprises one or more occurrences of one or more of the following substructures, and: and where the borate compound is represented by the following structure B - (R 1)(R 2)(R 3)(R 4) Z + wherein R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 independently represent optionally substituted alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, alkynyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocyclic groups attached to the boron atom of the borate anion, or two or more of R 1, R 2, R 3, and R 4 can be joined together to form a heterocyclic ring with the boron atom, such heterocyclic ring having up to 7 carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, or sulfur atoms; and Z + is a cation to balance the electric charge of the borate anion, and wherein the e) compound capable of forming a colored boronic complex is present in the infrared radiation-sensitive image-recording layer in a dry coverage amount of at least 0.5 wt% and up to and including 20 wt% and comprises one or more occurrences of one or more of the following substructures, and: and