The invention provides an indeno heteroanthracene compound which is characterized by having a structure represented by the general formula (I), wherein X and Y are independently selected from NR, O, S, SO, SO2, SiR2, CR2, PR and POR, and R is selected from substituted or unsubstituted phenyl, benzene-containing compound groups, heterocyclic compound groups and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon groups. The invention also provides an OLED phosphorescent host material containing the compound and an OLED device containing the compound. The invention provides the indeno heteroanthracene compound and an application thereof as the main material; the shortcomings that small-molecular main materials are easy to crystallize and some wide-band main materials have low Tg are solved, and moreover, because groups having electron donating properties and groups having electron withdrawing properties are simultaneously introduced in the structure, conduction performance of electrons and holes of the main material can be balanced, and the efficiency of the device is improved.