The colors are beautiful and  just as shown.  Great rug when trying to match blues because it varies from Navy blue to a light blue and everything in between.  It is a machine made rug so you aren't getting the thickness that you get from a higher quality rug, but the quality is very acceptable for the price.  Highly recommend a rug pad - it's needed for comfort underfoot.  It is a soft to the touch textile, which is nice.  I would buy again.