Liquid-crystalline medium for components, characterized in that it comprises at least one compound selected from the group of compounds of the formulae IB-1, IB-2 and IB-3 wherein R 11 denotes C n H 2n+1 R 12 denotes C m H 2m+1 m and n independently of one another, denote an integer in the range from 1 to 7, and one or more compounds of formula II wherein R 21 and R 22 are each independently F, Cl, CN, NCS or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 1 to 15 C atoms which may be unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups to be replaced, in each occurrence independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NH-, -N(CH 3)-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -O-CO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CH=CH-, -CH=CF-, -CF=CF- or-C≡C- in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, and one or more compounds of formula III wherein R 31 denotes F, Cl, CN, NCS or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 1 to 15 C atoms which may be unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups to be replaced, in each occurrence independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NH-, -N(CH 3)-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -O-CO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CH=CH-, -CH=CF-, -CF=CF- or-C≡C- in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, denote independently of one another, and in case A 32 and/or A 33 is/are present twice, also these independently of one another denote wherein L 31 and L 32 denote independently of one another H or F, X 31 denotes halogen, halogenated alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 3 C-atoms or halogenated alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 or 3 C-atoms or CN or NCS, Z 31 to Z 32 denote independently of one another, and in case Z 31 and/or Z 32 is/are present twice, also these independently of one another denote -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CF 2 CF 2 -, -COO-, trans- -CH=CH-, trans- -CF=CF-, -CH 2 O-, -CF 2 O- or a single bond, Z 33 denotes -CF 2 O-, and p and q denote independently of one another 0, 1, 2 or 3, and wherein p + q ≥ 1. R 11 denotes C n H 2n+1 R 12 denotes C m H 2m+1 m and n independently of one another, denote an integer in the range from 1 to 7, R 21 and R 22 are each independently F, Cl, CN, NCS or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 1 to 15 C atoms which may be unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups to be replaced, in each occurrence independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NH-, -N(CH 3)-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -O-CO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CH=CH-, -CH=CF-, -CF=CF- or-C≡C- in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, R 31 denotes F, Cl, CN, NCS or a straight-chain or branched alkyl group with 1 to 15 C atoms which may be unsubstituted, mono- or polysubstituted by halogen or CN, it being also possible for one or more non-adjacent CH2 groups to be replaced, in each occurrence independently from one another, by -O-, -S-, -NH-, -N(CH 3)-, -CO-, -COO-, -OCO-, -O-CO-O-, -S-CO-, -CO-S-, -CH=CH-, -CH=CF-, -CF=CF- or-C≡C- in such a manner that oxygen atoms are not linked directly to one another, denote independently of one another, and in case A 32 and/or A 33 is/are present twice, also these independently of one another denote wherein L 31 and L 32 denote independently of one another H or F, X 31 denotes halogen, halogenated alkyl or alkoxy with 1 to 3 C-atoms or halogenated alkenyl or alkenyloxy with 2 or 3 C-atoms or CN or NCS, Z 31 to Z 32 denote independently of one another, and in case Z 31 and/or Z 32 is/are present twice, also these independently of one another denote -CH 2 CH 2 -, -CF 2 CF 2 -, -COO-, trans- -CH=CH-, trans- -CF=CF-, -CH 2 O-, -CF 2 O- or a single bond, Z 33 denotes -CF 2 O-, and p and q denote independently of one another 0, 1, 2 or 3, and wherein p + q ≥ 1.