Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display element using the same

A liquid crystal composition having positive dielectric anisotropy, comprising:

• a component (A) which is a dielectrically positive component containing a compound represented by formula (1) and a compound represented by general formula (2);
• and
• a dielectrically neutral component (B) including one type or two or more types of compounds represented by formula (40) and compounds represented by general formula (9) of which dielectric anisotropy is greater than −2 and less than +2:
• (wherein in formula (2), R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, A2 represents a 1,4-phenylene group or a 1,4-cyclohexylene group, each of X21 to X24 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom, U2 represents a single bond, and Y2 represents a fluorine atom or —OCF3),
• (wherein, each of R91 and R92 independently represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms or an alkenyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, and each of X91 and X92 independently represents a hydrogen atom or a fluorine atom).