An organic electroluminescent element comprising an anode, a cathode, and an emissive layer, the organic electroluminescent element comprising: a layer containing compound A, wherein the compound A has a difference, between a maximum emission wavelength on a shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 300 K and a maximum emission wavelength on a shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 77 K, of 0 nm or more and 5 nm or less; characterised in that the compound A is a compound represented by Formula: where, C 10 and C 11 each represent a carbon atom; A 1 and A 2 each represent a nitrogen atom or CRa; Ra represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; P 1 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; P 2, P 3 and P 4 each represent CRb, C(RcRd), a nitrogen atom, NRe, Si(RfRg), an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf and Rg each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Rb, Rc, Rd and Re do not form any ring by mutual bonding; A 0 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; k represents 0 or an integer of 1; B 1 to B 5 each represent a carbon atom, CR 0, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, provided that at least one of B 1 to B 5 represents a nitrogen atom, and these five atoms forms a five-membered aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 0 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X 1 -L 1 -X 2 represents a bidentate ligand; X 1 and X 2 each independently represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; the bonds between C 11 and P 4, C 11 and P 3, P 4 and P 3, P 3 and P 2, P 2 and P 1; and P 1 and C 10 are each a single bond or double bond; L 1 represents an atomic group that forms a bidentate ligand with X 1 and X 2; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; m represents an integer of (3-n); and M represents a transition metal element in Groups VIII to X of a periodic table. a layer containing compound A, wherein the compound A has a difference, between a maximum emission wavelength on a shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 300 K and a maximum emission wavelength on a shortest wavelength side in an emission spectrum measured at 77 K, of 0 nm or more and 5 nm or less; characterised in that the compound A is a compound represented by Formula: where, C 10 and C 11 each represent a carbon atom; A 1 and A 2 each represent a nitrogen atom or CRa; Ra represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; P 1 represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom, or a sulfur atom; P 2, P 3 and P 4 each represent CRb, C(RcRd), a nitrogen atom, NRe, Si(RfRg), an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; Rb, Rc, Rd, Re, Rf and Rg each represent a hydrogen atom or a substituent; Rb, Rc, Rd and Re do not form any ring by mutual bonding; A 0 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon ring group or an aromatic heterocyclic group; k represents 0 or an integer of 1; B 1 to B 5 each represent a carbon atom, CR 0, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom, provided that at least one of B 1 to B 5 represents a nitrogen atom, and these five atoms forms a five-membered aromatic nitrogen-containing heterocyclic ring; R 0 represents a hydrogen atom or a substituent; X 1 -L 1 -X 2 represents a bidentate ligand; X 1 and X 2 each independently represent a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom or an oxygen atom; the bonds between C 11 and P 4, C 11 and P 3, P 4 and P 3, P 3 and P 2, P 2 and P 1; and P 1 and C 10 are each a single bond or double bond; L 1 represents an atomic group that forms a bidentate ligand with X 1 and X 2; n represents an integer of 1 to 3; m represents an integer of (3-n); and M represents a transition metal element in Groups VIII to X of a periodic table.