The blue is beautiful and rich. The velvet is soft and good quality. The sofa is low profile which works great for our space. The pillows are not very nice (almost half the pillow has a large black zipper) so I quickly replaced those for better ones. It is comfortable to sit on. This is not your big, cozy, tv-watching couch. This is a more formal sofa and looks amazing in our formal living room. We get a lot of compliments.