diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
index b84bc81..bb101c3 100644
--- a/build.zig.zon
+++ b/build.zig.zon
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
             .hash = "122011f0b0bd6798c0575b7c8f5ec8903fe19509976aedffa5f17c6d98a4dc786de3",
         },
         .themes = .{
-            .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-themes/releases/download/master-d49b4cddde8b33e5a4a60a42a424e836023feb74/flow-themes.tar.gz",
-            .hash = "12206f8cf37aa2b69c30697f06127773899e4155612f4fbf56d9198515513de1cee0",
+            .url = "https://github.com/neurocyte/flow-themes/releases/download/master-5f1ca2fd3c784d430306a5cd1df237681a196333/flow-themes.tar.gz",
+            .hash = "122095b1a6110b920571c7e49e61c124cd9a164fe9b1b0faa1bd11d04d89822d3304",
         },
         .fuzzig = .{
             .url = "https://github.com/fjebaker/fuzzig/archive/0fd156d5097365151e85a85eef9d8cf0eebe7b00.tar.gz",
diff --git a/src/color.zig b/src/color.zig
index dec4117..c3bb124 100644
--- a/src/color.zig
+++ b/src/color.zig
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ pub const RGB = struct {
         return r | b | g;
     }
 
+    pub inline fn from_u8s(v: [3]u8) RGB {
+        return .{ .r = v[0], .g = v[1], .b = v[2] };
+    }
+
+    pub fn to_u8s(v: RGB) [3]u8 {
+        return [_]u8{ v.r, v.g, v.b };
+    }
+
     pub fn contrast(a_: RGB, b_: RGB) f32 {
         const a = RGBf.from_RGB(a_).luminance();
         const b = RGBf.from_RGB(b_).luminance();
@@ -60,3 +68,19 @@ pub const RGBf = struct {
 pub fn max_contrast(v: u24, a: u24, b: u24) u24 {
     return RGB.max_contrast(RGB.from_u24(v), RGB.from_u24(a), RGB.from_u24(b)).to_u24();
 }
+
+pub fn apply_alpha(base: RGB, over: RGB, alpha_u8: u8) RGB {
+    const alpha: f64 = @as(f64, @floatFromInt(alpha_u8)) / @as(f64, @floatFromInt(0xFF));
+    return .{
+        .r = component_apply_alpha(base.r, over.r, alpha),
+        .g = component_apply_alpha(base.g, over.g, alpha),
+        .b = component_apply_alpha(base.b, over.b, alpha),
+    };
+}
+
+inline fn component_apply_alpha(base_u8: u8, over_u8: u8, alpha: f64) u8 {
+    const base: f64 = @floatFromInt(base_u8);
+    const over: f64 = @floatFromInt(over_u8);
+    const result = ((1 - alpha) * base) + (alpha * over);
+    return @intFromFloat(result);
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
index 88a1de1..b680eff 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/Cell.zig
@@ -1,32 +1,37 @@
 const vaxis = @import("vaxis");
 const Style = @import("theme").Style;
+const Color = @import("theme").Color;
+const FontStyle = @import("theme").FontStyle;
+const color = @import("color");
 
 const Cell = @This();
 
 cell: vaxis.Cell = .{},
 
 pub inline fn set_style(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
-    if (style_.fg) |fg| self.cell.style.fg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(fg);
-    if (style_.bg) |bg| self.cell.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(bg);
-    if (style_.fs) |fs| {
-        self.cell.style.ul = .default;
-        self.cell.style.ul_style = .off;
-        self.cell.style.bold = false;
-        self.cell.style.dim = false;
-        self.cell.style.italic = false;
-        self.cell.style.blink = false;
-        self.cell.style.reverse = false;
-        self.cell.style.invisible = false;
-        self.cell.style.strikethrough = false;
+    self.set_style_fg(style_);
+    self.set_style_bg(style_);
+    if (style_.fs) |fs| self.set_font_style(fs);
+}
 
-        switch (fs) {
-            .normal => {},
-            .bold => self.cell.style.bold = true,
-            .italic => self.cell.style.italic = true,
-            .underline => self.cell.style.ul_style = .single,
-            .undercurl => self.cell.style.ul_style = .curly,
-            .strikethrough => self.cell.style.strikethrough = true,
-        }
+pub inline fn set_font_style(self: *Cell, fs: FontStyle) void {
+    self.cell.style.ul = .default;
+    self.cell.style.ul_style = .off;
+    self.cell.style.bold = false;
+    self.cell.style.dim = false;
+    self.cell.style.italic = false;
+    self.cell.style.blink = false;
+    self.cell.style.reverse = false;
+    self.cell.style.invisible = false;
+    self.cell.style.strikethrough = false;
+
+    switch (fs) {
+        .normal => {},
+        .bold => self.cell.style.bold = true,
+        .italic => self.cell.style.italic = true,
+        .underline => self.cell.style.ul_style = .single,
+        .undercurl => self.cell.style.ul_style = .curly,
+        .strikethrough => self.cell.style.strikethrough = true,
     }
 }
 
@@ -34,12 +39,24 @@ pub inline fn set_under_color(self: *Cell, arg_rgb: c_uint) void {
     self.cell.style.ul = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(arg_rgb));
 }
 
+inline fn apply_alpha(base_vaxis: vaxis.Cell.Color, over_theme: Color) vaxis.Cell.Color {
+    const alpha = over_theme.alpha;
+    return if (alpha == 0xFF or base_vaxis != .rgb)
+        vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(over_theme.color)
+    else blk: {
+        const base = color.RGB.from_u8s(base_vaxis.rgb);
+        const over = color.RGB.from_u24(over_theme.color);
+        const result = color.apply_alpha(base, over, alpha);
+        break :blk .{ .rgb = result.to_u8s() };
+    };
+}
+
 pub inline fn set_style_fg(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
-    if (style_.fg) |fg| self.cell.style.fg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(fg);
+    if (style_.fg) |fg| self.cell.style.fg = apply_alpha(self.cell.style.bg, fg);
 }
 
 pub inline fn set_style_bg(self: *Cell, style_: Style) void {
-    if (style_.bg) |bg| self.cell.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(bg);
+    if (style_.bg) |bg| self.cell.style.bg = apply_alpha(self.cell.style.bg, bg);
 }
 
 pub inline fn set_fg_rgb(self: *Cell, arg_rgb: c_uint) !void {
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/Plane.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/Plane.zig
index 59c7234..0379001 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/Plane.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/Plane.zig
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 const std = @import("std");
 const Style = @import("theme").Style;
+const ThemeColor = @import("theme").Color;
 const FontStyle = @import("theme").FontStyle;
 const StyleBits = @import("style.zig").StyleBits;
 const Cell = @import("Cell.zig");
 const vaxis = @import("vaxis");
 const Buffer = @import("Buffer");
+const color = @import("color");
+const RGB = @import("color").RGB;
 
 const Plane = @This();
 
@@ -266,12 +269,20 @@ pub fn off_styles(self: *Plane, stylebits: StyleBits) void {
     if (stylebits.italic) self.style.italic = false;
 }
 
-pub fn set_fg_rgb(self: *Plane, channel: u32) !void {
-    self.style.fg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(channel));
+pub fn set_fg_rgb(self: *Plane, col: ThemeColor) !void {
+    self.style.fg = to_cell_color(col);
 }
 
-pub fn set_bg_rgb(self: *Plane, channel: u32) !void {
-    self.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(channel));
+pub fn set_fg_rgb_alpha(self: *Plane, alpha_bg: ThemeColor, col: ThemeColor) !void {
+    self.style.fg = apply_alpha_theme(alpha_bg, col);
+}
+
+pub fn set_bg_rgb(self: *Plane, col: ThemeColor) !void {
+    self.style.bg = to_cell_color(col);
+}
+
+pub fn set_bg_rgb_alpha(self: *Plane, alpha_bg: ThemeColor, col: ThemeColor) !void {
+    self.style.bg = apply_alpha_theme(alpha_bg, col);
 }
 
 pub fn set_fg_palindex(self: *Plane, idx: c_uint) !void {
@@ -283,38 +294,54 @@ pub fn set_bg_palindex(self: *Plane, idx: c_uint) !void {
 }
 
 pub inline fn set_base_style(self: *Plane, _: [*c]const u8, style_: Style) void {
-    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
-    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
+    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
+    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
     if (style_.fs) |fs| set_font_style(&self.style, fs);
     self.set_style(style_);
 }
 
 pub fn set_base_style_transparent(self: *Plane, _: [*:0]const u8, style_: Style) void {
-    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
-    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
+    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
+    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
     if (style_.fs) |fs| set_font_style(&self.style, fs);
     self.set_style(style_);
     self.transparent = true;
 }
 
 pub fn set_base_style_bg_transparent(self: *Plane, _: [*:0]const u8, style_: Style) void {
-    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
-    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |color| vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)) else .default;
+    self.style_base.fg = if (style_.fg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
+    self.style_base.bg = if (style_.bg) |col| to_cell_color(col) else .default;
     if (style_.fs) |fs| set_font_style(&self.style, fs);
     self.set_style(style_);
     self.transparent = true;
 }
 
+fn apply_alpha(bg: vaxis.Cell.Color, col: ThemeColor) vaxis.Cell.Color {
+    const alpha = col.alpha;
+    return if (alpha == 0xFF or bg != .rgb)
+        .{ .rgb = RGB.to_u8s(RGB.from_u24(col.color)) }
+    else
+        .{ .rgb = color.apply_alpha(RGB.from_u8s(bg.rgb), RGB.from_u24(col.color), alpha).to_u8s() };
+}
+
+fn apply_alpha_theme(bg: ThemeColor, col: ThemeColor) vaxis.Cell.Color {
+    const alpha = col.alpha;
+    return if (alpha == 0xFF)
+        .{ .rgb = RGB.to_u8s(RGB.from_u24(col.color)) }
+    else
+        .{ .rgb = color.apply_alpha(RGB.from_u24(bg.color), RGB.from_u24(col.color), alpha).to_u8s() };
+}
+
 pub inline fn set_style(self: *Plane, style_: Style) void {
-    if (style_.fg) |color| self.style.fg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color));
-    if (style_.bg) |color| self.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color));
+    if (style_.fg) |col| self.style.fg = apply_alpha(self.style_base.bg, col);
+    if (style_.bg) |col| self.style.bg = apply_alpha(self.style_base.bg, col);
     if (style_.fs) |fs| set_font_style(&self.style, fs);
     self.transparent = false;
 }
 
 pub inline fn set_style_bg_transparent(self: *Plane, style_: Style) void {
-    if (style_.fg) |color| self.style.fg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color));
-    if (style_.bg) |color| self.style.bg = vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color));
+    if (style_.fg) |col| self.style.fg = apply_alpha(self.style_base.bg, col);
+    if (style_.bg) |col| self.style.bg = apply_alpha(self.style_base.bg, col);
     if (style_.fs) |fs| set_font_style(&self.style, fs);
     self.transparent = true;
 }
@@ -395,3 +422,7 @@ const GraphemeCache = struct {
         return self.buf[self.idx .. self.idx + bytes.len];
     }
 };
+
+fn to_cell_color(col: ThemeColor) vaxis.Cell.Color {
+    return .{ .rgb = RGB.to_u8s(RGB.from_u24(col.color)) };
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
index f9a6ce5..f60d53e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
+++ b/src/renderer/vaxis/renderer.zig
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ pub fn set_terminal_title(self: *Self, text: []const u8) void {
 
 pub fn set_terminal_style(self: *Self, style_: Style) void {
     if (style_.fg) |color|
-        self.vx.setTerminalForegroundColor(self.tty.anyWriter(), vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)).rgb) catch {};
+        self.vx.setTerminalForegroundColor(self.tty.anyWriter(), vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color.color)).rgb) catch {};
     if (style_.bg) |color|
-        self.vx.setTerminalBackgroundColor(self.tty.anyWriter(), vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color)).rgb) catch {};
+        self.vx.setTerminalBackgroundColor(self.tty.anyWriter(), vaxis.Cell.Color.rgbFromUint(@intCast(color.color)).rgb) catch {};
 }
 
 pub fn set_terminal_working_directory(self: *Self, absolute_path: []const u8) void {
diff --git a/src/tui/editor.zig b/src/tui/editor.zig
index 93e6995..7b69402 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor.zig
@@ -960,7 +960,7 @@ pub const Editor = struct {
         var cell = self.plane.cell_init();
         _ = self.plane.at_cursor_cell(&cell) catch return;
         cell.set_style(.{ .fs = .undercurl });
-        if (style.fg) |ul_col| cell.set_under_color(ul_col);
+        if (style.fg) |ul_col| cell.set_under_color(ul_col.color);
         _ = self.plane.putc(&cell) catch {};
     }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig b/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
index d120a90..c76a584 100644
--- a/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
+++ b/src/tui/editor_gutter.zig
@@ -161,10 +161,10 @@ pub fn render_linear(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) void {
     while (rows > 0) : (rows -= 1) {
         if (linenum > self.lines) return;
         if (linenum == self.line + 1) {
-            self.plane.set_base_style(" ", theme.editor_gutter_active);
+            self.plane.set_style(theme.editor_gutter_active);
             self.plane.on_styles(style.bold);
         } else {
-            self.plane.set_base_style(" ", theme.editor_gutter);
+            self.plane.set_style(theme.editor_gutter);
             self.plane.off_styles(style.bold);
         }
         _ = self.plane.print_aligned_right(@intCast(pos), "{s}", .{std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&buf, "{d} ", .{linenum}) catch return}) catch {};
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ pub fn render_relative(self: *Self, theme: *const Widget.Theme) void {
     var buf: [31:0]u8 = undefined;
     while (rows > 0) : (rows -= 1) {
         if (pos > self.lines - @as(u32, @intCast(row))) return;
-        self.plane.set_base_style(" ", if (linenum == 0) theme.editor_gutter_active else theme.editor_gutter);
+        self.plane.set_style(if (linenum == 0) theme.editor_gutter_active else theme.editor_gutter);
         const val = @abs(if (linenum == 0) line else linenum);
         const fmt = std.fmt.bufPrintZ(&buf, "{d} ", .{val}) catch return;
         _ = self.plane.print_aligned_right(@intCast(pos), "{s}", .{if (fmt.len > 6) "==> " else fmt}) catch {};
diff --git a/src/tui/inspector_view.zig b/src/tui/inspector_view.zig
index 86390be..6ff2092 100644
--- a/src/tui/inspector_view.zig
+++ b/src/tui/inspector_view.zig
@@ -157,9 +157,15 @@ fn show_color(self: *Self, tag: []const u8, c_: ?Widget.Theme.Color) void {
     if (c_) |c| {
         _ = self.plane.print(" {s}:", .{tag}) catch return;
         self.plane.set_bg_rgb(c) catch {};
-        self.plane.set_fg_rgb(color.max_contrast(c, theme.panel.fg orelse 0xFFFFFF, theme.panel.bg orelse 0x000000)) catch {};
-        _ = self.plane.print("#{x}", .{c}) catch return;
+        self.plane.set_fg_rgb(.{ .color = color.max_contrast(
+            c.color,
+            (theme.panel.fg orelse Widget.Theme.Color{ .color = 0xFFFFFF }).color,
+            (theme.panel.bg orelse Widget.Theme.Color{ .color = 0x000000 }).color,
+        ) }) catch {};
+        _ = self.plane.print("#{x}", .{c.color}) catch return;
         self.reset_style();
+        if (c.alpha != 0xff)
+            _ = self.plane.print(" ɑ{x}", .{c.alpha}) catch return;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tui/status/modestate.zig b/src/tui/status/modestate.zig
index 201603c..f47ff79 100644
--- a/src/tui/status/modestate.zig
+++ b/src/tui/status/modestate.zig
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ pub fn render(_: *void, self: *Button.State(void), theme: *const Widget.Theme) b
 }
 
 fn render_separator(self: *Button.State(void), theme: *const Widget.Theme) void {
-    if (theme.statusbar_hover.bg) |bg| self.plane.set_fg_rgb(bg) catch {};
-    if (theme.statusbar.bg) |bg| self.plane.set_bg_rgb(bg) catch {};
+    const statusbar_bg = theme.statusbar.bg orelse theme.editor.bg.?;
+    if (theme.statusbar_hover.bg) |bg| self.plane.set_fg_rgb_alpha(statusbar_bg, bg) catch {};
+    if (theme.statusbar.bg) |bg| self.plane.set_bg_rgb_alpha(statusbar_bg, bg) catch {};
     _ = self.plane.putstr("") catch {};
 }