diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index 8794ec6..aeb6baf 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -31,30 +31,14 @@ const font8x8 = @cImport({
 });
 
 const Pixel = [4]u8;
-const Theme = struct {
-    const background = 0x282A36;
-    const current_line = 0x44475A;
-    const foreground = 0xF8F8F2;
-    const comment = 0x6272A4;
-
-    const cyan = 0x8BE9FD;
-    const green = 0x50FA7B;
-    const orange = 0xFFB86C;
-    const pink = 0xFF79C6;
-    const purple = 0xBD93F9;
-    const red = 0xFF5555;
-    const yellow = 0xF1FA8C;
+const Color = struct {
+    r: u8,
+    g: u8,
+    b: u8,
+    const White = Color{ .r = 0xFF, .g = 0xFF, .b = 0xFF };
+    const Black = Color{ .r = 0x00, .g = 0x00, .b = 0x00 };
 };
 
-fn toPixel(color: u24) Pixel {
-    return .{
-        @intCast(color & 0xFF),
-        @intCast(color >> 8 & 0xFF),
-        @intCast(color >> 16 & 0xFF),
-        0xFF,
-    };
-}
-
 pub fn main() !void {
     var general_allocator = std.heap.GeneralPurposeAllocator(.{}){};
     defer _ = general_allocator.deinit();
@@ -452,7 +436,7 @@ const Canvas = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    fn blitFreetypeBitmap(canvas: Canvas, bitmap: freetype.Bitmap, pos: [2]u32) void {
+    fn blitFreetypeBitmap(canvas: Canvas, bitmap: freetype.Bitmap, pos: [2]u32, color: Color) void {
         const fb = canvas.fb;
         const width = canvas.size[0];
         const height = canvas.size[1];
@@ -468,34 +452,48 @@ const Canvas = struct {
             const row = fb[y * width .. (y + 1) * width];
             for (left..right, 0..) |x, a| {
                 const pixel = &row[x];
-                const intensity: u16 = buffer[i * cols + a];
-                if (intensity != 0) {
-                    pixel.* = .{
-                        @intCast(intensity),
-                        @intCast(intensity),
-                        @intCast(intensity),
-                        0xFF,
-                    };
+                const over_alpha = buffer[i * cols + a];
+                if (over_alpha != 0) {
+                    const over_color = alphaMult(color, over_alpha);
+                    const under_alpha = 255 -| over_alpha;
+                    const under_color = alphaMult(.{
+                        .b = pixel[0],
+                        .g = pixel[1],
+                        .r = pixel[2],
+                    }, under_alpha);
 
-                    // TODO: properly implement blending
-                    // const over_alpha = intensity;
-                    // const under_alpha = pixel[3];
-                    // const blended_alpha = over_alpha +| under_alpha *| (255 -| over_alpha);
-                    // const color1: u16 = intensity * over_alpha + pixel[0] *| under_alpha *| (255 -| over_alpha);
-                    // const color2: u16 = intensity * over_alpha + pixel[1] *| under_alpha *| (255 -| over_alpha);
-                    // const color3: u16 = intensity * over_alpha + pixel[2] *| under_alpha *| (255 -| over_alpha);
-                    // pixel.* = .{
-                    //     @intCast(color1 / 255),
-                    //     @intCast(color2 / 255),
-                    //     @intCast(color3 / 255),
-                    //     @intCast(blended_alpha / 255),
-                    // };
+                    pixel.* = .{
+                        over_color.b +| under_color.b,
+                        over_color.g +| under_color.g,
+                        over_color.r +| under_color.r,
+                        over_alpha +| under_alpha,
+                    };
                 }
             }
         }
     }
 
-    fn print(canvas: Canvas, face: freetype.Face, string: []const u8, pos: [2]u32) !void {
+    fn alphaMult(color: Color, alpha: u8) Color {
+        var red: u16, var green: u16, var blue: u16 = .{ color.r, color.g, color.b };
+        red *= alpha;
+        green *= alpha;
+        blue *= alpha;
+
+        red += 0x80;
+        green += 0x80;
+        blue += 0x80;
+
+        red += red >> 8;
+        green += green >> 8;
+        blue += blue >> 8;
+        return .{
+            .r = @truncate(red >> 8),
+            .g = @truncate(green >> 8),
+            .b = @truncate(blue >> 8),
+        };
+    }
+
+    fn print(canvas: Canvas, face: freetype.Face, string: []const u8, pos: [2]u32, color: Color) !void {
         const unicode_view = try std.unicode.Utf8View.init(string);
         var unicode_iter = unicode_view.iterator();
         var x: i32 = @intCast(pos[0]);
@@ -505,7 +503,7 @@ const Canvas = struct {
             try face.loadGlyph(glyph_index, .{ .render = true });
             const glyph = face.glyph();
             const bitmap = glyph.bitmap();
-            canvas.blitFreetypeBitmap(bitmap, .{ @intCast(x + glyph.bitmapLeft()), @intCast(y - glyph.bitmapTop()) });
+            canvas.blitFreetypeBitmap(bitmap, .{ @intCast(x + glyph.bitmapLeft()), @intCast(y - glyph.bitmapTop()) }, color);
             x += @intCast(glyph.advance().x >> 6);
             y += @intCast(glyph.advance().y >> 6);
         }
@@ -558,7 +556,7 @@ fn surfaceDesktopHandler(app: *App, header: wayland.Header, body: []const u32) !
             // render
             const canvas = try pool.getFramebuffer(.{ width, height });
             canvas.renderGradient();
-            try canvas.print(app.font_face, "Hello, World!", .{ 10, 60 });
+            try canvas.print(app.font_face, "Hello, World!", .{ 10, 60 }, Color.White);
             try canvas.attach(app.surface);
             try app.callbacks.put(canvas.buffer.id, bufferHandler);
         },