An organic electroluminescent compound represented by the following formula 1: wherein L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroarylene; X and Y each independently represent N or CR 17; R 1 to R 16 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; R 17 represents hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl selected from furyl, thiophenyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazinyl, tetrazinyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, furazanyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and a fused ring-type heteroaryl including carbazole, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzofuranyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothiophenyl, benzoimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisothiazolyl, benzoisoxazolyl, benzoxazolyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, carbazolyl, phenoxazinyl, phenanthridinyl, benzodioxolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di- (C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, provided that when said substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl of R 17 is carbazolyl the compound is selected from the group consisting of:; and the heteroaryl contains at least one hetero atom selected from B, N, O, S, P(=O), Si, and P. L represents a single bond, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)arylene, or a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroarylene; X and Y each independently represent N or CR 17; R 1 to R 16 each independently represent hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di-(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur; R 17 represents hydrogen, deuterium, a substituted or unsubstituted (C3-C30)cycloalkyl, a substituted or unsubstituted (C6-C30)aryl, a substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl selected from furyl, thiophenyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, thiazolyl, thiadiazolyl, isothiazolyl, isoxazolyl, oxazolyl, oxadiazolyl, triazinyl, tetrazinyl, triazolyl, tetrazolyl, furazanyl, pyridyl, pyrazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyridazinyl, and a fused ring-type heteroaryl including carbazole, benzofuranyl, benzothiophenyl, isobenzofuranyl, dibenzofuranyl, dibenzothiophenyl, benzoimidazolyl, benzothiazolyl, benzoisothiazolyl, benzoisoxazolyl, benzoxazolyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, benzothiadiazolyl, quinolyl, isoquinolyl, cinnolinyl, quinazolinyl, quinoxalinyl, carbazolyl, phenoxazinyl, phenanthridinyl, benzodioxolyl, a substituted or unsubstituted mono- or di- (C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylamino, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C1-C30)alkylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted tri(C6-C30)arylsilyl, a substituted or unsubstituted di(C1-C30)alkyl(C6-C30)arylsilyl, or a substituted or unsubstituted (C1-C30)alkyldi(C6-C30)arylsilyl; or are linked to an adjacent substituent(s) to form a substituted or unsubstituted, mono- or polycyclic (C3-C30) alicyclic or aromatic ring, whose carbon atom(s) may be replaced with at least one hetero atom selected from nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur, provided that when said substituted or unsubstituted 3- to 30-membered heteroaryl of R 17 is carbazolyl the compound is selected from the group consisting of:; and the heteroaryl contains at least one hetero atom selected from B, N, O, S, P(=O), Si, and P.