Organic electroluminescent element

1. An organic electroluminescent element comprising a substrate and, provided on the substrate, at least an anode, a cathode, and a light emitting layer held between the anode and the cathode, and emitting white light, wherein the light emitting layer contains at least three types of light emitting materials different from each other in λ max, and an absolute value of HOMO level of the light emitting material having a shortest wavelength is smaller than an absolute value of HOMO level of other light emitting materials, and wherein the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength is a phosphorescent compound represented by Formula (1)

wherein R 1 represents a substituent; Z represents a group of non-metallic atoms which are necessary to form a 5 to 7 member ring; n1 represents an integer of 0 to 5; B 1 through B 5 each represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, or a sulfur atom, while at least one of B 1 through B 5 represents a nitrogen atom; M 1 represents a metal in Groups 8 to 10 of the element periodic table; each of X 1 and X 2 represents a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom, or an oxygen atom; L 1 represents a group of atoms which form a bidentate ligand together with X 1 and X 2 ; m1 represents an integer of 1, 2, or 3; and m2 represents an integer of 0, 1, or 2, while m1+m2 is 2 or 3.

2. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein the at least three types of light emitting materials emit colors within the visible spectrum corresponding to blue, green and red.

3. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 2 , wherein a content of the light emitting material having the longest wavelength is 0.1 to 20% by weight based on a content of the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength.

4. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 2 , wherein the absolute value of HOMO level of the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength is not more than 4.4 eV.

5. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 2 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.

6. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting material having the longest wavelength is 0.1 to 20% by weight based on a content of the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength.

7. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 6 , wherein the absolute value of HOMO level of the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength is not more than 4.4 eV.

8. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.

9. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein the absolute value of HOMO level of the light emitting material having the shortest wavelength is not more than 4.4 eV.

10. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 9 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.

11. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein the light emitting layer is produced by a coating process.

12. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 11 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.

13. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein each one of the least three types of light emitting materials is a phosphorescent compound.

14. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.

15. The organic electroluminescent element of claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the light emitting layer is not less than 15 nm.