The colors are beautiful - with a deep blue and lighter shade of blue, and the 5'8" measured that exactly.  Looks perfect over lighter hardwood floors in my dining room, which is painted white below chair rail, with three walls a light blue and one accent wall a deeper blue.  It looks so much better than the lighter blue rug I originally had in the room.  Looks and feels expensive, and it was a plus that it was packaged securely and came promptly.