That's fair! I think the colour looks much brighter in real life (maybe because they are new, as you say).
I generally wear bright trainers (pink, purple) to the gym but I bought these for out-of-gym use and am now not sure they look right with my normal weekend clothes as I don't normally wear any trainers at weekends. And if you wear trainers with jeans (eg skinny jeans), do you wear them with trainer socks?