A display panel, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate is divided into a plurality of pixel regions, and the pixel regions comprise a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, a first electrode and a second electrode are sequentially disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer in a direction from the first substrate to the liquid crystal layer, the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field under a voltage to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to deflect; an auxiliary electrode disposed on the second substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the auxiliary electrode on the first substrate corresponds to the peripheral region; and a black matrix disposed on the second substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the black matrix on the first substrate is between adjacent pixel regions, and the auxiliary electrode is arranged on a side of the black matrix near the central region, and a spacing between the auxiliary electrode and the black matrix is between 0 and 60 μm, wherein the display panel is configured such that the same voltage is applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode when the display panel is in a gray scale display state, and such that different voltages are applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode when the display panel is in a black display state. a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to each other, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate is divided into a plurality of pixel regions, and the pixel regions comprise a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region, a first electrode and a second electrode are sequentially disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing the liquid crystal layer in a direction from the first substrate to the liquid crystal layer, the first electrode and the second electrode are configured to form an electric field under a voltage to drive liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to deflect; an auxiliary electrode disposed on the second substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the auxiliary electrode on the first substrate corresponds to the peripheral region; and a black matrix disposed on the second substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the black matrix on the first substrate is between adjacent pixel regions, and the auxiliary electrode is arranged on a side of the black matrix near the central region, and a spacing between the auxiliary electrode and the black matrix is between 0 and 60 μm, wherein the display panel is configured such that the same voltage is applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode when the display panel is in a gray scale display state, and such that different voltages are applied to the auxiliary electrode and the first electrode when the display panel is in a black display state.