TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Compound: The metal complex pigment is of formula: M(LL1)r(LL2)s(Z)t.CI (A).M=metal atom, preferably Ru;LL1=ligand (I);LL2=bidentate or tridentate ligand of formula (II);Z=monodentate or bidentate ligand, preferably isothiocyanate, isocyanate, or isoselenocyanate;r=1-3;s=0-2;t=0-4;CI=counter-ion which neutralizes electric charge;V1-V3=-L3-A3;L3=single bond, alkenylene, alkynylene, arylene, heteroarylene, or bivalent coupling group;R33-R35=substituent;n5-n10=0-3, in which al least one of n8 and n9 is 1 or more;andp=0-2.(i) When n5 is two or more, R33 combine with each other to form ring; (ii) When n6 is two or more, R34 combine with each other to form ring; (iii) When n7 is two or more, R35 combine with each other to form ring; (iv) When both n5 and n6 are 1 or more, R33 and R34 combine to form ring; (v) When both n6 and n7 are 1 or more, R34 and R35 combine to form ring; (vi) When both n5 and n8 are 1 or more, L3 and R33 combine to form ring; (vii) When both n6 and n9 are 1 or more, L3 and R34 combine to form ring; and (viii) When both n7 and n10 are 1 or more, L3 and R35 combine to form ring. Preferred Composition: The photoelectric conversion element contains metal complex pigment (A), and other metal complex pigment of formula: M101(LL101)m101(LL102)m102(X)m103.CI101.M101=metal atom;LL101= bidentate or tridentate ligand of formula (III);LL102=bidentate or tridentate ligand of formula (IV);CI101=counter-ion which neutralizes electric charge;R101,R102=group having acidic group, or acidic group;R103,R104=substituent;R105,R106=alkyl, aryl or heterocyclyl;L101,L102=ethenylene, ethynylene and bivalent heterocyclyl;a1,a2,b1,b2,m101,m103=0-3;d1,d2=0-5;Za,Zb,Zc=nonmetallic atom, which forms 5 or 6-membered ring with N=C, C=N-C or C=N;m102=0-2;andd3,c=0 or 1.(i) When b1 is 2 or more, R103 combine with each other to form ring; (ii) When b2 is two or more, R104 combine with each other to form ring; (iii) When both b1 and b2 are 1 or more, R103 and R104 combine to form ring; and (iv) At least one of m101 and m102 is 1 or more. Preferred Definitions:    L1,L2=single bond;and    n3,n4=0.