This rug is thin but has a soft surface to the touch.  The color is a very nice soft dark blue, almost a dark denim shade or a medium navy, not a super dark navy blue. The white is an off-white more like a pale oatmeal - a nice cool tone as opposed to warm or creamy. It has a bit of a sheen to it due to the materials. I plan to use this rug under the end of a bed and will be buying another for the same purpose because this one worked out so well. As a stand-alone rug it is not as dense or cushy a weave as other synthetic rugs I've seen, but it looks sharp.