A transparent conductive element (1,2), comprising: a base (11,21) having a surface; and transparent electrode pattern parts (13,23) and transparent insulating pattern parts (14,24) which are laid alternately on the surface of the base (11,21) toward a X axis direction or a Y axis direction, the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) being a transparent conductive layer (12,22) with plural pore portions (13a,23a) and a conductive portion (13b, 23b) provided between adjacent ones of the pore portions (13a,23a), the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) being a transparent conductive layer (12,22) composed of plural island portions (14a,24a), and a void portion (14b,24b) functioning as an insulation portion provided between adjacent ones of the island portions (14a,24a), wherein the pore portions (13a,23a) and island portions (14a,24a) have random sizes and the arrangement is done such that circles of radii randomly determined within a certain range are aligned on a first axis so as to be in contact with each other and further stacked along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis such that they are in contact with existing two circles but do not overlap with a different circle, and a boundary between the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) and the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) having a random shape, wherein an absolute value of a difference in reflection L value between the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) and the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) is less than 0.3, wherein the absolute value of a difference in reflection L value is represented by the following formula: absolute value of difference in reflection L value = |(reflection L value of transparent electrode pattern part) - (reflection L value of transparent insulating pattern part)|, each measured in accordance with JIS Z8722 using Color i5, wherein the pore portions (13a,23a) and the island portions (14a,24a) are created inside the circles and have a shape that is at least one type selected from the group consisting of a circular shape, an oval shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off a circular shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off an oval shape, a polygonal shape, and a polygonal shape with rounded off corners. a base (11,21) having a surface; and transparent electrode pattern parts (13,23) and transparent insulating pattern parts (14,24) which are laid alternately on the surface of the base (11,21) toward a X axis direction or a Y axis direction, the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) being a transparent conductive layer (12,22) with plural pore portions (13a,23a) and a conductive portion (13b, 23b) provided between adjacent ones of the pore portions (13a,23a), the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) being a transparent conductive layer (12,22) composed of plural island portions (14a,24a), and a void portion (14b,24b) functioning as an insulation portion provided between adjacent ones of the island portions (14a,24a), wherein the pore portions (13a,23a) and island portions (14a,24a) have random sizes and the arrangement is done such that circles of radii randomly determined within a certain range are aligned on a first axis so as to be in contact with each other and further stacked along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis such that they are in contact with existing two circles but do not overlap with a different circle, and a boundary between the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) and the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) having a random shape, wherein an absolute value of a difference in reflection L value between the transparent electrode pattern part (13,23) and the transparent insulating pattern part (14,24) is less than 0.3, wherein the absolute value of a difference in reflection L value is represented by the following formula: absolute value of difference in reflection L value = |(reflection L value of transparent electrode pattern part) - (reflection L value of transparent insulating pattern part)|, each measured in accordance with JIS Z8722 using Color i5, wherein the pore portions (13a,23a) and the island portions (14a,24a) are created inside the circles and have a shape that is at least one type selected from the group consisting of a circular shape, an oval shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off a circular shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off an oval shape, a polygonal shape, and a polygonal shape with rounded off corners. absolute value of difference in reflection L value = |(reflection L value of transparent electrode pattern part) - (reflection L value of transparent insulating pattern part)|, each measured in accordance with JIS Z8722 using Color i5, wherein the pore portions (13a,23a) and the island portions (14a,24a) are created inside the circles and have a shape that is at least one type selected from the group consisting of a circular shape, an oval shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off a circular shape, a shape formed by partially cutting off an oval shape, a polygonal shape, and a polygonal shape with rounded off corners.