this may be a fine alarm clock ; I have not get it out of the packaging . I order this clock because I could read it from a distance in my office and because I like the cobalt blue color . I have receive the clock twice , and both time it be black . again , the other review suggest that the clock work well -lrb- certainly for the price -rrb- . but if you care about the color -lrb- and like the blue in the photo -rrb- , you be likely to be disappoint . I be .