Embodiments of this invention relate to a color filter substrate, an array substrate, and a display apparatus. this color filter substrate comprises a substrate; and a color filter layer located on the substrate, wherein the color filter layer comprises a transmissive grating, the transmissive grating comprises a medium array located on the substrate; and a metal layer located on the top surface and the side wall of the medium array, and may comprise a first grating which transmits red light, a second grating which transmits green light, and a third grating which transmits blue light. This array substrate comprises: a substrate; a thin film transistor located on the substrate; and a color filter layer, which is located on the substrate and is provided near the thin film transistor in a direction in parallel with the surface of the substrate, wherein the color filter layer comprises a transmissive grating, and the transmissive grating comprises: a medium array located on the substrate; and a metal layer located on the top surface and the side wall of the medium array. This display apparatus comprises this color filter substrate or this array substrate.