Electrophoretic displays (100, 400) comprise suspensions in one or more bodies of liquid (116, 418, 426) of reflective particles (118, 420), and photoluminescent particles (120, 422). The one or more bodies of liquid are located between a front wall (104, 402) and a back wall (102, 404). Electrodes (128, 129, 410, 412) and optionally a transparent ground plane layer (124) are provided for applying electric fields to the suspensions according to image information. The reflective particles and the photoluminescent particles are characterized by the electrophoretic mobilities of the same sign, and therefore move in the same direction in response to applied fields. A source of radiation (140, 428) capable of exciting photoluminescence of the photoluminescent particles is optically coupled to the liquid suspensions. An optical filter layer is optionally located at the front of the displays. The display is capable of operating under a wide range of ambient light conditions.