diff --git a/src/colorscheme.rs b/src/colorscheme.rs
index ee3a222..24273b9 100644
--- a/src/colorscheme.rs
+++ b/src/colorscheme.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
 use serde::Deserialize;
+use tui::style::{Color, Style};
 
 pub enum Colorschemes {
 	Default,
@@ -29,33 +30,98 @@ impl FromStr for Colorschemes {
 }
 
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
-pub struct Colorscheme {
-	fg: i64,
-	bg: i64,
+pub struct ColorschemeRaw {
+	pub fg: i64,
+	pub bg: i64,
 
-	titles: i64,
-	borders: i64,
+	pub titles: i64,
+	pub borders: i64,
 
-	battery_lines: Vec<i64>,
+	pub battery_lines: Vec<i64>,
 
 	// need at least 8 entries
-	cpu_lines: Vec<i64>,
+	pub cpu_lines: Vec<i64>,
 
-	mem_main: i64,
-	mem_swap: i64,
+	pub mem_main: i64,
+	pub mem_swap: i64,
 
-	net_bars: i64,
+	pub net_bars: i64,
 
-	proc_cursor: i64,
+	pub proc_cursor: i64,
 
-	temp_low: i64,
-	temp_high: i64,
+	pub temp_low: i64,
+	pub temp_high: i64,
 }
 
-pub fn read_colorscheme(
+pub struct Colorscheme {
+	pub text: Style,
+
+	pub titles: Style,
+	pub borders: Style,
+
+	pub battery_lines: Vec<Style>,
+
+	// need at least 8 entries
+	pub cpu_lines: Vec<Style>,
+
+	pub mem_main: Style,
+	pub mem_swap: Style,
+
+	pub net_bars: Style,
+
+	pub proc_cursor: Style,
+
+	pub temp_low: Style,
+	pub temp_high: Style,
+}
+
+impl From<ColorschemeRaw> for Colorscheme {
+	fn from(raw: ColorschemeRaw) -> Self {
+		Colorscheme {
+			text: Style::default()
+				.fg(convert_color(raw.fg))
+				.bg(convert_color(raw.bg)),
+
+			titles: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.titles)),
+			borders: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.borders)),
+
+			battery_lines: raw
+				.battery_lines
+				.into_iter()
+				.map(|entry| Style::default().fg(convert_color(entry)))
+				.collect(),
+
+			cpu_lines: raw
+				.cpu_lines
+				.into_iter()
+				.map(|entry| Style::default().fg(convert_color(entry)))
+				.collect(),
+
+			mem_main: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.mem_main)),
+			mem_swap: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.mem_swap)),
+
+			net_bars: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.net_bars)),
+
+			proc_cursor: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.proc_cursor)),
+
+			temp_low: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.temp_low)),
+			temp_high: Style::default().fg(convert_color(raw.temp_high)),
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+fn convert_color(raw: i64) -> Color {
+	if raw == -1 {
+		Color::Reset
+	} else {
+		Color::Indexed(raw as u8)
+	}
+}
+
+pub fn parse_colorscheme(
 	config_folder: &Path,
 	colorscheme: &Colorschemes,
-) -> serde_json::Result<Colorscheme> {
+) -> serde_json::Result<ColorschemeRaw> {
 	match colorscheme {
 		Colorschemes::Custom(name) => serde_json::from_str(
 			&fs::read_to_string(config_folder.join(name).with_extension("json")).unwrap(),
@@ -74,3 +140,12 @@ pub fn read_colorscheme(
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+pub fn read_colorscheme(
+	config_folder: &Path,
+	colorscheme: &Colorschemes,
+) -> serde_json::Result<Colorscheme> {
+	let raw_colorscheme = parse_colorscheme(config_folder, colorscheme)?;
+
+	Ok(Colorscheme::from(raw_colorscheme))
+}
diff --git a/src/widgets/block.rs b/src/widgets/block.rs
index b4d470a..10dd0f3 100644
--- a/src/widgets/block.rs
+++ b/src/widgets/block.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use tui::style::{Color, Style};
 use tui::widgets::{Block, Borders};
 
 use crate::colorscheme::Colorscheme;
@@ -6,6 +5,7 @@ use crate::colorscheme::Colorscheme;
 pub fn new<'a>(colorscheme: &Colorscheme, title: &'a str) -> Block<'a> {
 	Block::default()
 		.borders(Borders::ALL)
-		.border_style(Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan))
+		.border_style(colorscheme.borders)
 		.title(title)
+		.title_style(colorscheme.titles)
 }