The color is as pictured (peacock blue) and the thick spandex fabric feels great, but they are pretty poorly made. There were two 2-inch holes in the inside seam of one glove where the stitching missed the second layer of fabric, and the finger loop tore off of the other glove as soon as I tried it on. I have a sewing machine so I was able to easily fix both problems, but shouldn't have needed to in the first place. Now that they're free of holes, they're going to look great with my Mardi Gras cSee full review