A polycarbonate resin composition that maintains excellent color tone with little yellowing even with retention inside a high-temperature molding machine exceeding 340°C, has little change in color tone over time even when a molded article molded after retention under high-temperature conditions undergoes thermal history, and has exceptional long-term stability of the optical properties, wherein the polycarbonate resin composition contains prescribed amounts of a polycarbonate resin (A), a specific polyether compound (B), and a specific antioxidant (C).