Short answer: Choose Aqua if the sofa will be used hard each day. It is Aquaforte Velvet, the fabric with our highest Martindale count (more than 200,000), and our own assessment rates it Excellent for pets. Choose Harbor Blue for a cool, deep blue on a Gaia or Atmosphere, Night Sky if you want a blue Ciello, and Cerulean if you want a blue sofa bed on an Orian or an Atmosphere Sleeper. Our Neptune sofa bed does not come in blue.
Four blues are live on our site, and each comes in a different fabric, so the colour you like also decides the rub count, the care and the sofas you can buy it on. The sections below put that in one place.
On This Page
- Which blue sofa colours do we offer?
- Which blue sofas come as sofa beds?
- What is each blue like to live with?
- Which blue suits a warm or cool room?
- Which blue should you pick? Questions to ask yourself
- Our recommendation
- Explore our sofas and sofa beds
Which blue sofa colours do we offer?
We offer four blues. The table shows the fabric, the Martindale rub count and where each one is available. The same blues, fabrics and collections are shown on our product pages in each market we serve.
Which blue sofa colours do we offer?
| Colour | Fabric | Martindale rubs | Sofas | Sofa beds | Chairs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua | Aquaforte Velvet | More than 200,000 | Atmosphere, Ciello, Gaia, Cassini | Orian, Atmosphere Sleeper | Cassini, Hubbel, Naos (Aqua and Oak) |
| Night Sky | Chenille Basketweave | 55,000 | Ciello | None | None |
| Harbor Blue | Performance Chenille | 48,000 | Atmosphere, Gaia | Atmosphere Sleeper | None |
| Cerulean | Performance Textured Weave | 54,000 | Atmosphere | Orian, Atmosphere Sleeper | None |
Martindale counts measure abrasion from sitting, not claws or spills, so read them as one signal among several. Our sofa fabric types guide explains how the fabrics differ.
Which blue sofas come as sofa beds?
Two of our three sofa beds come in blue, and the choice of blue is different on each.
- Orian: available in Aqua and Cerulean. The seat and back cushion covers come off for washing, while the arm and base covers are fixed. The open bed reaches 202.5 cm (80 inches) from the back of the sofa.
- Atmosphere Sleeper: available in Aqua, Cerulean and Harbor Blue. Its covers are removable across the seats, arms, backrests and base. A two-seater with a sleeper ottoman opens to about 249 cm (98 inches) from the back of the sofa.
- Neptune: no blue. Neptune is not offered in Aquaforte Velvet, and none of its colours is one of the four blues here.
If the bed will be used most nights, our guide to durable fabrics for a sleeper sofa compares the rub counts, and our Neptune, Orian and Atmosphere Sleeper comparison covers the rest of the differences.
What is each blue like to live with?
Each blue has its own fabric, so the care is not identical.
- Aqua (Aquaforte Velvet, more than 200,000): wipe spills promptly with a damp cloth, and for deeper cleans machine wash cold on a gentle cycle and air dry. Our own assessment rates Aquaforte Velvet Excellent for pets, which is why it is the blue we would look at first for a busy household. Our guide to the most durable sofa fabric for pets gives the full comparison.
- Night Sky (Chenille Basketweave, 55,000): offered on Ciello only. It is machine washable: wash cold on a gentle cycle, air dry, and avoid wringing, bleach and high temperatures.
- Harbor Blue (Performance Chenille, 48,000): a cool, deep blue, offered on Gaia and Atmosphere. It is machine washable: wash cold on a gentle cycle, air dry, and avoid bleach and high heat.
- Cerulean (Performance Textured Weave, 54,000): offered on Atmosphere and Orian. It is machine washable: wash cold on a gentle cycle, air dry, and avoid bleach and high heat.
For Night Sky, Harbor Blue and Cerulean we state the rub count and the washing instructions only, and we do not publish a pet rating. Our guide to spot cleaning a sofa helps with everyday marks on any of them.
Which blue suits a warm or cool room?
Our own sofa colour guide says blues suit cool rooms, or work as a bolder statement against neutral walls. Harbor Blue is the one we describe as a cool, deep blue, and we have not published an undertone description for the others, so judge Aqua, Night Sky and Cerulean in your own light, using a swatch where one is listed.
As general advice, check the undertone of the floor and walls first. Warm floors usually pair with warm sofa shades and cool floors with cool shades, but contrast works too when it looks intentional. A bright room can handle deeper or cooler shades, while a dim room usually feels better with a lighter or warmer colour. Our guide to choosing a sofa colour works through light, floors and walls in more detail.
For wood, our neutral palette guide suggests oak with cool shades, because the lighter wood keeps the room open, and a single deeper blue such as Harbor Blue only if you want a note of contrast. Our Naos chair is offered in Aqua with an oak frame, which gives you one ready-made pairing.
Which blue should you pick? Questions to ask yourself
Work through these five questions, in this order.
- Who uses the sofa? Kids or pets point to Aqua first.
- Do you need a guest bed? Orian (Aqua or Cerulean) or Atmosphere Sleeper (Aqua, Cerulean or Harbor Blue).
- Which collection do you want? Night Sky comes on Ciello only, and Harbor Blue comes on Gaia and Atmosphere only.
- How cool is your room? Check Harbor Blue first for a deep, cool blue.
- Have you seen it in your light? Order free swatches where they are offered. Our swatches page delivers within 3 business days, but it does not currently list all of the blues (see the swatch question below), so check it first.
Our recommendation
Pick by how the sofa will be used.
- Busy home with kids or pets: Aqua in Aquaforte Velvet, on Atmosphere, Ciello, Gaia or Cassini.
- Blue guest bed: Aqua or Cerulean on Orian, or Aqua, Cerulean or Harbor Blue on Atmosphere Sleeper.
- Deep, cool blue on a deep-seat sofa: Harbor Blue on Gaia or Atmosphere.
- Blue Ciello: Night Sky.
In each case, check the colour beside your floor and walls before you order, using a swatch where our swatches page lists it.
Explore our sofas and sofa beds
Product specifications can change. Check the current colours and details on the product page before ordering.