An optical material in which a transmittance curve satisfies the following characteristics and and a hue in a CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) color space satisfies the following characteristic , the transmittance curve and the hue being measured at a thickness of 2 mm: the transmittance curve has a maximum value of transmittance at a wavelength of from 400 nm to 450 nm or from 520 nm to 570 nm, and a largest value of transmittance at the wavelength of from 400 nm to 450 nm, and transmittance at from 520 nm to 570 nm, are 50% or more, the transmittance curve has a minimum value of transmittance at a wavelength of from 470 nm to 500 nm, and the minimum value is 40% or less, and in the hue in the CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) color space, a* is from 3.0 to 4.5 and b* is from 15 to 22, wherein a color tone adjusting agent is further contained in an amount of from 3 ppm to 20 ppm "ppm" being on a mass basis, and the color tone adjusting agent comprises an anthraquinone-based dye, and wherein an organic dye containing at least one selected from porphyrin-based compounds represented by the following Formula is contained in an amount of from 5 ppm to 50ppm, wherein, in Formula , each of X 1 to X 8 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an ethynyl group, an ethynyl group substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group, an ethynyl group having a phenyl group, or an ethynyl group having a phenyl group substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group, not all of X 1 to X 8 are hydrogen atoms, each of R 1 to R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group, and M represents two hydrogen atoms, a divalent metal atom, a trivalent substituted metal atom, a tetravalent substituted metal atom, a hydroxylated metal atom, or an oxidized metal atom. the transmittance curve has a maximum value of transmittance at a wavelength of from 400 nm to 450 nm or from 520 nm to 570 nm, and a largest value of transmittance at the wavelength of from 400 nm to 450 nm, and transmittance at from 520 nm to 570 nm, are 50% or more, the transmittance curve has a minimum value of transmittance at a wavelength of from 470 nm to 500 nm, and the minimum value is 40% or less, and in the hue in the CIE 1976 (L*, a*, b*) color space, a* is from 3.0 to 4.5 and b* is from 15 to 22, wherein a color tone adjusting agent is further contained in an amount of from 3 ppm to 20 ppm "ppm" being on a mass basis, and the color tone adjusting agent comprises an anthraquinone-based dye, and wherein an organic dye containing at least one selected from porphyrin-based compounds represented by the following Formula is contained in an amount of from 5 ppm to 50ppm, wherein, in Formula , each of X 1 to X 8 independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group, an ethynyl group, an ethynyl group substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group, an ethynyl group having a phenyl group, or an ethynyl group having a phenyl group substituted with a linear or branched alkyl group, not all of X 1 to X 8 are hydrogen atoms, each of R 1 to R 4 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group, and M represents two hydrogen atoms, a divalent metal atom, a trivalent substituted metal atom, a tetravalent substituted metal atom, a hydroxylated metal atom, or an oxidized metal atom. <EOS>