The rug is a nice lilac purple and extremely soft. I would have given this rug 5 stars however I ordered the 9x12 rug and it was only 8’8”x12. I had already ordered a custom cut rug pad to go under it so we had to cut it down to make it fit. Also both ends of the rug were cut horribly not straight. From side to side there is a difference of 1 inch and you can see the wave of the cut, really disappointing.