--- drw.c
+++ drw.c
@@ -184,21 +187,22 @@ drw_fontset_free(Fnt *font)
 }
 
 void
-drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname)
+drw_clr_create(Drw *drw, Clr *dest, const char *clrname, unsigned int alpha)
 {
 	if (!drw || !dest || !clrname)
 		return;
 
-	if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, DefaultVisual(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
-	                       DefaultColormap(drw->dpy, drw->screen),
+	if (!XftColorAllocName(drw->dpy, drw->visual, drw->cmap,
 	                       clrname, dest))
 		die("error, cannot allocate color '%s'", clrname);
+
+    dest->pixel = (dest->pixel & 0x00ffffffU) | (alpha << 24);
 }
 
 /* Wrapper to create color schemes. The caller has to call free(3) on the
  * returned color scheme when done using it. */
 Clr *
-drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], size_t clrcount)
+drw_scm_create(Drw *drw, const char *clrnames[], const unsigned int alphas[], size_t clrcount)
 {
 	size_t i;
 	Clr *ret;