The blue is much darker than in the picture...it's more navy than teal which I was looking for the teal color to match the shelves in my daughters room but overall it fits perfectly into the corner of her room for books and art. Really easy to assemble as well though the wall anchor that comes with it didn't make much sense as you would have a huge nail gap from the shelf to the wall due to the frame being in the way so I bought my own anti-fall shelf anchor.