A composition contains a compound of formula (1), and a polymerizable liquid crystal compound or a liquid crystalline polymer compound. n represents 1 or 2; Ar1, Ar2, and Ar3 each represent a 1,4-phenylene group or a divalent sulfur-containing aromatic heterocyclic group; At least one of Ar1 and Ar2 has a fluorine atom; R1 represents a single bond or a group selected from —OC(═O)—, —C(═O)O—, —C≡C—, —CH═CH—, —CH═N—, —N═N—, and —N═CH—; R2 represents an alkylamino group or an alkoxy group; R3 represents a group selected from an alkanediyl group, an alkanediyloxy group, an alkanediyloxycarbonyl group, and an alkanediylcarbonyloxy group; and R4 represents a polymerizable group or a hydrogen atom.

R4—R3—Ar1—(—R1—Ar2—)n—N═N—Ar3—R2  (1)