A lighting device comprising: a light source configured to emit primary light rays in a predefined wavelength range; a light guide plate comprising: a light entering surface opposed to the light source and through which the primary light rays from the light source enter; a light exiting surface through which the primary light rays that have entered through the light entering surface exit; an opposite surface disposed on an opposite side from the light exiting surface; and a light reflecting and scattering pattern including a plurality of dots having light reflectivity and light scattering properties and being formed on the opposite surface to spread on the opposite surface; and a wavelength converting member containing phosphors configured to emit secondary light rays in a wavelength range different from the wavelength range when excited by the primary light rays, the wavelength converting member being disposed to cover the light exiting surface and configured to pass some of the primary light rays to emit planar light, characterized in that said plurality of dots includes: a plurality of complementary color dots formed on the opposite surface along light source non-opposed adjacent end portions (192, 193) including light source non-opposed adjacent end surfaces (19e, 19f) that are not opposed to the light source and adjacent to the light entering surface and configured to absorb the primary light rays and exhibit a color that makes a complementary color pair with a reference color exhibited by the primary light rays; and a plurality of white dots formed closer to the center of the opposite surface than the complementary color dots and configured to exhibit a white color. a light source configured to emit primary light rays in a predefined wavelength range; a light guide plate comprising: a light entering surface opposed to the light source and through which the primary light rays from the light source enter; a light exiting surface through which the primary light rays that have entered through the light entering surface exit; an opposite surface disposed on an opposite side from the light exiting surface; and a light reflecting and scattering pattern including a plurality of dots having light reflectivity and light scattering properties and being formed on the opposite surface to spread on the opposite surface; and a light entering surface opposed to the light source and through which the primary light rays from the light source enter; a light exiting surface through which the primary light rays that have entered through the light entering surface exit; an opposite surface disposed on an opposite side from the light exiting surface; and a light reflecting and scattering pattern including a plurality of dots having light reflectivity and light scattering properties and being formed on the opposite surface to spread on the opposite surface; and a wavelength converting member containing phosphors configured to emit secondary light rays in a wavelength range different from the wavelength range when excited by the primary light rays, the wavelength converting member being disposed to cover the light exiting surface and configured to pass some of the primary light rays to emit planar light, characterized in that said plurality of dots includes: a plurality of complementary color dots formed on the opposite surface along light source non-opposed adjacent end portions (192, 193) including light source non-opposed adjacent end surfaces (19e, 19f) that are not opposed to the light source and adjacent to the light entering surface and configured to absorb the primary light rays and exhibit a color that makes a complementary color pair with a reference color exhibited by the primary light rays; and a plurality of white dots formed closer to the center of the opposite surface than the complementary color dots and configured to exhibit a white color. a plurality of complementary color dots formed on the opposite surface along light source non-opposed adjacent end portions (192, 193) including light source non-opposed adjacent end surfaces (19e, 19f) that are not opposed to the light source and adjacent to the light entering surface and configured to absorb the primary light rays and exhibit a color that makes a complementary color pair with a reference color exhibited by the primary light rays; and a plurality of white dots formed closer to the center of the opposite surface than the complementary color dots and configured to exhibit a white color.