An electrophoretic display element (1, 11, 12, 13), comprising: an electrophoretic display medium having a hollow structure containing an electrophoretic fluid that includes a solvent, and first (6, 21), second (7, 22), and third (8, 23, 24, 25) dispersible particles having different optical properties and dispersed in the solvent, the first dispersible particles (6, 21) being uncharged, the second dispersible particles (7, 22) being positively-charged electrophoretic particles, and the third dispersible particles (8, 23, 24, 25) being negatively-charged electrophoretic particles; a transparent first electrode (3, 14); and second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes facing the first electrode (3, 14) across the electrophoretic display medium; wherein a side of the electrophoretic display element (1, 11, 12, 13) on which the first electrode is placed being a displaying surface and the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes being disposed opposites to the display surface; and the first (3, 14), second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes being configured to be supplied with voltages in one of three manners: a positive voltage is applied to the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes relative to the first electrode (3, 14); a negative voltage is applied to the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes relative to the fist electrode (3, 14); and a positive voltage is applied to the second electrode (4, 15, 17, 19) and a negative voltage is applied to the third electrode (5, 16, 18, 20). characterized by the first dispersible particles (6, 21) are white; the second dispersible particles being yellow, magenta, or cyan, and the third dispersible particles are black or the second dispersible particles are black and the third dispersible particles (23, 24, 25) are yellow, magenta, or cyan; an electrophoretic display medium having a hollow structure containing an electrophoretic fluid that includes a solvent, and first (6, 21), second (7, 22), and third (8, 23, 24, 25) dispersible particles having different optical properties and dispersed in the solvent, the first dispersible particles (6, 21) being uncharged, the second dispersible particles (7, 22) being positively-charged electrophoretic particles, and the third dispersible particles (8, 23, 24, 25) being negatively-charged electrophoretic particles; a transparent first electrode (3, 14); and second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes facing the first electrode (3, 14) across the electrophoretic display medium; wherein a side of the electrophoretic display element (1, 11, 12, 13) on which the first electrode is placed being a displaying surface and the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes being disposed opposites to the display surface; and the first (3, 14), second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes being configured to be supplied with voltages in one of three manners: a positive voltage is applied to the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes relative to the first electrode (3, 14); a negative voltage is applied to the second (4, 15, 17, 19) and third (5, 16, 18, 20) electrodes relative to the fist electrode (3, 14); and a positive voltage is applied to the second electrode (4, 15, 17, 19) and a negative voltage is applied to the third electrode (5, 16, 18, 20). characterized by the first dispersible particles (6, 21) are white; the second dispersible particles being yellow, magenta, or cyan, and the third dispersible particles are black or the second dispersible particles are black and the third dispersible particles (23, 24, 25) are yellow, magenta, or cyan;