The invention provides polycarbonate resins which are excellent in terms of light resistance, transparency, hue, heat resistance, thermal stability, and mechanical strength. The invention relates to a polycarbonate resin composition containing: a polycarbonate resin at least containing structural units derived from a dihydroxy compound having the portion represented by the following formula (1) as part of the structure thereof; and a bluing agent. The invention further relates to a polycarbonate resin composition including: a polycarbonate resin (A) containing structural units derived from a dihydroxy compound represented by the following formula (2) as part of the structure thereof; and a bluing agent. CH2—O  (1) The case where the portion represented by the general formula (1) constitutes —CH2—O—H is excluded.