Beautiful rug - lots of grey and dark grey and a vivid navy, almost a dark royal, blue.  There is less of the light blue than I thought there'd be, although the lighting plays off it and depending on how the pile lays, you can see it more in some light.
It's not overly thick but for our purposes we won't need a rug pad.  The pile is thick enough that its comfy under bare feet.
It arrived in thick plastic that wasn't damaged, and was on time.