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 (I) B - (R 1 )(R 2 )(R 3 )(R 4 ) Z + (I) 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 (III), and (IV): 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 (I) B - (R 1 )(R 2 )(R 3 )(R 4 ) Z + (I) 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 (III), and (IV): and where the borate compound is represented by the following structure (I) B - (R 1 )(R 2 )(R 3 )(R 4 ) Z + (I) 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 (III), and (IV): and <EOS>