Patent ID: 8063862

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device of a dot-matrix type which includes a liquid crystal layer held between a pair of substrates, comprising: a display section which enables color display in each of pixels, at least a first one of the pixels comprising: a first white display structure which is configured to combine primary colors and to display white, and a second white display structure which is configured to include a color with a chromaticity different from a chromaticity of the primary color of the first white display structure and to display white; and a gradation control unit which controls gradation levels of the first one of the pixels, wherein the gradation control unit has a first control mode in which the gradation levels of the first one of the pixels are controlled by turning on one of the first white display structure and the second white display structure and turning off another one of the first white display structure and the second white display structure, and a second control mode in which the gradation levels of the first one of the pixels are controlled by a combination of the first white display structure and the second white display structure.