This invention relates to an organic electroluminescent element, a
display device, a lighting device, and an
anthracene compound, comprising a pair of electrodes and a light-emitting layer, wherein the pair of electrodes includes an
anode and a
cathode, the light-emitting layer is disposed between the pair of electrodes, and the light-emitting layer comprises an
anthracene compound represented by the following formula (1) as the
host material, and a polycyclic aromatic compound or
polymer thereof represented by the following formula (2) as the
dopant material (in formula (1), Ar...). c For
aryl, etc., R c For
hydrogen, etc., Ar 11 ~Ar 18 Any two of them are
aryl, etc., and the others are
hydrogen, etc., at least one
hydrogen in formula (1) can be substituted by
deuterium, etc., in formula (2), ring A, ring B and ring C are substituted
aryl rings, etc., X 1 and X 2 For example, >O, >N-R (R is aryl, etc.).