Surface discharge type color plasma display panel

The present invention relates generally to a color plasma display panel (a color PDP) used in a flat panel type television et, a display for displaying information, and the like, and more particularly to a color plasma display panel of a surface discharge type which has a superior white color characteristic and which can display a vivid color image. A surface discharge type color plasma display panel (PDP) having high color temperature and small white color deviation. The plasma display panel comprises: a plurality of discharge electrode pairs each of which includes a scanning electrode and a retaining electrode and each of which form a surface discharge gap between the scanning electrode and the retaining electrode; a plurality of data electrodes disposed perpendicular to the surface discharge gap; and a plurality of display cells each defined at an area including an intersection between the data electrode and the discharge electrode pair, the plurality of display cells being grouped into a plurality of sets of display cells, each set including display cells for three primary colors. The discharge electrode pair in each set of display cells having the same shape among said display cells of three primary colors in the proximity of said surface discharge gap, and having different shapes among said display cells of three primary colors at portions remote from the surface discharge gap.