diff --git a/source/colorize.d b/source/colorize.d
index b607d2c..ecb953e 100644
--- a/source/colorize.d
+++ b/source/colorize.d
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ unittest
 
   ret = "This is yellow".colorize(fg.yellow);
   writeln(ret);
-  assert(ret == "\033[0;33;49mThis is yellow\033[0m");
+  assert(ret == "\033[33mThis is yellow\033[0m");
 
   ret = "This is light green".colorize(fg.light_green);
   writeln(ret);
-  assert(ret == "\033[0;92;49mThis is light green\033[0m");
+  assert(ret == "\033[92mThis is light green\033[0m");
 
   ret = "This is light blue with red background".colorize(fg.light_blue, bg.red);
   writeln(ret);
@@ -94,18 +94,91 @@ unittest
   ret = "This is red on blue blinking".colorize(fg.red, bg.blue, mode.blink);
   writeln(ret);
   assert(ret == "\033[5;31;44mThis is red on blue blinking\033[0m");
+
+  ret = colorize("This is magenta", "magenta");
+  writeln(ret);
+  assert(ret == "\033[35mThis is magenta\033[0m");
 }
 
-string colorHelper(T)(const string str, const T t=T.init)
-  if(is(T : fg) || is(T : bg) || is(T : mode))
+string colorHelper(T)(const string str, const T t=T.init) pure
+  if(is(T : fg) || is(T : bg) || is(T : mode) || is(T : string))
 {
-  return format("\033[%dm%s\033[0m", t, str);
+  static if(is(T : string))
+  {
+    int code;
+
+    switch(t)
+    {
+      case "init": code = 39; break;
+
+      case "black"  : code = 30; break;
+      case "red"    : code = 31; break;
+      case "green"  : code = 32; break;
+      case "yellow" : code = 33; break;
+      case "blue"   : code = 34; break;
+      case "magenta": code = 35; break;
+      case "cyan"   : code = 36; break;
+      case "white"  : code = 37; break;
+
+      case "light_black"  : code = 90; break;
+      case "light_red"    : code = 91; break;
+      case "light_green"  : code = 92; break;
+      case "light_yellow" : code = 93; break;
+      case "light_blue"   : code = 94; break;
+      case "light_magenta": code = 95; break;
+      case "light_cyan"   : code = 96; break;
+      case "light_white"  : code = 97; break;
+
+      case "bg_init": code = 49; break;
+
+      case "bg_black"  : code = 40; break;
+      case "bg_red"    : code = 41; break;
+      case "bg_green"  : code = 42; break;
+      case "bg_yellow" : code = 43; break;
+      case "bg_blue"   : code = 44; break;
+      case "bg_magenta": code = 45; break;
+      case "bg_cyan"   : code = 46; break;
+      case "bg_white"  : code = 47; break;
+
+      case "bg_light_black"  : code = 100; break;
+      case "bg_light_red"    : code = 101; break;
+      case "bg_light_green"  : code = 102; break;
+      case "bg_light_yellow" : code = 103; break;
+      case "bg_light_blue"   : code = 104; break;
+      case "bg_light_magenta": code = 105; break;
+      case "bg_light_cyan"   : code = 106; break;
+      case "bg_light_white"  : code = 107; break;
+
+      case "mode_init": code = 0; break;
+      case "mode_bold"     : code = 1; break;
+      case "mode_underline": code = 4; break;
+      case "mode_blink"    : code = 5; break;
+      case "mode_swap"     : code = 7; break;
+      case "mode_hide"     : code = 8; break;
+
+      default:
+        throw new Exception(
+          "Unknown fg color, bg color or mode \"" ~ t ~ "\""
+        );
+    }
+
+    return format("\033[%dm%s\033[0m", code, str);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    return format("\033[%dm%s\033[0m", t, str);
+  }
 }
 
 alias colorHelper!bg background;
 alias colorHelper!fg foreground;
 alias colorHelper!mode style;
 
+alias background colorize;
+alias foreground colorize;
+alias style colorize;
+alias colorHelper!string colorize;
+
 unittest
 {
   import std.stdio;