local function blend_colors(fg, bg, alpha)
	-- fg, bg are hex colors as strings (e.g., "#a1112a")
	-- alpha is a value between 0 (fully transparent) and 1 (fully opaque)
	local function hex_to_rgb(hex)
		return tonumber(hex:sub(2, 3), 16), tonumber(hex:sub(4, 5), 16), tonumber(hex:sub(6, 7), 16)
	end

	local function rgb_to_hex(r, g, b)
		return string.format("#%02x%02x%02x", r, g, b)
	end

	local r1, g1, b1 = hex_to_rgb(fg)
	local r2, g2, b2 = hex_to_rgb(bg)

	local r = math.floor(r1 * alpha + r2 * (1 - alpha))
	local g = math.floor(g1 * alpha + g2 * (1 - alpha))
	local b = math.floor(b1 * alpha + b2 * (1 - alpha))

	return rgb_to_hex(r, g, b)
end

return {
	blend_colors = blend_colors,
}