An optically variable element having at least one pixel array comprising two or more pixels, wherein one or more pixels of the two or more pixels of the at least one pixel array have one or more structures, and wherein one or more structures of the one or more structures project, diffract and/or scatter incident electromagnetic radiation at one or more solid angles, and wherein one or more structures of the one or more structures are formed as partial areas or sections of Fresnel microlens structures, and wherein the partial areas or sections of Fresnel microlens structures have curved grating lines and/or have grating lines with varying grating periods, and wherein each pixel of the two or more pixels of the at least one pixel array comprises at least two grating periods in at least one spatial direction.