An organic electroluminescent element contains a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a thin organic layer arranged between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the thin organic layer comprises, as a luminescent material, a peropyrene compound represented by following Structural Formuala (1): wherein R1, R6, R8 and R13 may be the same as or different from one another and each represent a group represented by following Structural Formula (2); and R2, R3, R4, R5, R7, R9, R10, R11, R12 and R14 each represent hydrogen atom or a substituent: wherein R15 and R16 may be the same as or different from each other and each represent one of hydrogen atom, an alkyl group and an aryl group, where R15 and R16 may be bound to each other directly or indirectly.