Abstract. This article is devoted to the study of the symbolic denotations of blau/blue/blue/zenger/kuk colour meanings as a part of phraseological and paremiological units in German, Russian and Tatar languages. 52 phraseological and paremiological units with the blau/blue/blue/zenger/kuk component, selected by means of the continuous sample method from lexicographic sources (26 – in German, 21 – in Russian and 3 – in Tatar), have been analysed. The study provides us with the etymological characteristics of the colorview. It deals with 12 groups with the symbolic value of ‘suspense, action without purpose,’ ‘lies, deception, illusion’, ‘pipe dream, happiness’, ‘to be drunk’, ‘intensity’, ‘unpleasant surprise’, ‘beauty’, ‘warning’, ‘noble background’, ‘stupid’, ‘distance’, ‘physical labor’. The features of the linguo-colour view of the world of German, Russian and Tatar peoples have been revealed. The symbolic meaning of 'pipe dream, happiness' is observed in all three analyzed languages. The study of phraseological and paremiological units has demonstrated a high frequency of explication of the meanings of ‘uncertainty, action without purpose’ and ‘lie, deception, illusion’ in the German language. The symbolic meanings of 'lie, deception, illusion’ and 'beauty' have proved to be typical only for phraseological and paremiological units of the German andTatar languages.Keywords: coloronym, paroemiological unit, phraseological unit, the German language, the Russian language, the Tatar language.