A liquid crystal display device includes: first and second substrates opposing each other; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of signal lines formed on the first substrate so as to cross each other, the scanning lines and the signal lines defining a plurality of pixel regions arranged in a matrix; a plurality of switching elements each provided in one of the pixel regions in a vicinity of an intersection of the scanning lines and the signal lines; a color filter provided on the second substrate, the color filter including a plurality of colored portions; and a light blocking layer provided on the second substrate, the light blocking layer being formed of at least one of materials that are used for the plurality of colored portions.