An organic light-emitting element, including a substrate, a first electrode, a light-emitting layer containing one organic or more layer film, and a light-emitting element of a second electrode. The light-emitting element is provided with a covering layer. For the organic material contained in covering layer, at least one point in the wavelength range between 430nm and 460nm the attenuation coefficient is greater than 0.10 while in the wavelength range of 460nm to 500nm its attenuation coefficient is 0.10 or below. The organic light-emitting element achieves high light-emitting efficiency and color reproducibility, and can be used as organic EL display, backlight source for liquid crystal display, illumination, light source for measurement devices, indication board or identificaion lamp etc.