diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index cae30eb..96f10b1 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -25,9 +25,19 @@
     "host": "192.168.1.70",
     "port": 3000,
     "colors": {
-      "BigMuffPi": "#065535",
-      "Overdrive": "#ffcc55",
-      "StompBox_fuzz": "#C767B0"
-    }
+      "BigMuffPi": {
+        "enabled": "#008800",
+        "bypassed": "002200"
+      },
+      "Overdrive": {
+        "enabled": "#888800",
+        "bypassed": "#222200"
+      },
+      "StompBox_fuzz": {
+        "enabled": "#7700AA",
+        "bypassed": "#220022"
+      }
+    },
+    "Bypass": "#333333"
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libs/blinky.js b/libs/blinky.js
index ef5f77e..79bd655 100644
--- a/libs/blinky.js
+++ b/libs/blinky.js
@@ -53,16 +53,16 @@ async function setPedalStatus(pedal) {
         if (bypass.name !== CONTROL_BYPASS) {
             continue;
         }
-        const args = {
-            blinkstick: "strip",
-            index: pedal.id
-        };
-        let mode = 'poweroff';
-        if (bypass.value !== undefined && bypass.value > 0) {
-            mode = 'set';
-            args.color = getPedalColorByName(pedal.name);
-        }
-        return httpPOST(global.config.blinky.host, global.config.blinky.port, mode, args);
+        return httpPOST(
+            global.config.blinky.host,
+            global.config.blinky.port,
+            'set',
+            {
+                blinkstick: "strip",
+                index: pedal.id,
+                color: getPedalColor(pedal.name, (bypass.value === undefined || bypass.value === 0))
+            }
+        );
     }
 }
 
@@ -108,8 +108,14 @@ async function setBypass(bypassActive) {
     }
 }
 
-function getPedalColorByName(name) {
-    return global.config.blinky?.colors[name] || 'random';
+function getPedalColor(name, bypassed) {
+    let color;
+    if (bypassed) {
+        color = global.config.blinky?.colors[name]?.bypassed || global.config.blinky?.colors['Bypass'] || '#333333';
+    } else {
+        color = global.config.blinky?.colors[name]?.enabled || 'random';
+    }
+    return color;
 }
 
 module.exports = {
diff --git a/libs/util.js b/libs/util.js
index 5e1c6c4..a6a2162 100644
--- a/libs/util.js
+++ b/libs/util.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ function timeDiff(startTime) {
 }
 
 function clone(object) {
-    var clone = {};
+    let clone = {};
     for (key in object) {
         clone[key] = object[key];
     }
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ function httpRequest(host, port, path, method, args) {
             if (!response) {
                 return reject('no response from host for ' + requestName);
             }
-            var responseData = "";
+            let responseData = "";
             response.on('data', function (data) {
                 responseData += data;
             });
             response.on('end', function () {
                 logger.debug(requestName + ' returned status code \'' + response.statusCode + '\' and data \'' + responseData + '\'');
-                var fn = resolve;
+                let fn = resolve;
                 if (response.statusCode != 200) {
                     fn = reject;
                 }
@@ -84,10 +84,25 @@ function httpRequest(host, port, path, method, args) {
 }
 
 function toHex(value) {
-    var hex = Number(value).toString(16);
+    let hex = Number(value).toString(16);
     return hex;
 }
 
+function hexToRGB(hex) {
+    let validHEXInput = /^#?([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})([a-f\d]{2})$/i.exec(hex);
+    if (!validHEXInput) {
+        return;
+    }
+    let output = [
+        {
+            red: parseInt(validHEXInput[1], 16),
+            green: parseInt(validHEXInput[2], 16),
+            blue: parseInt(validHEXInput[3], 16),
+        },
+    ];
+    return output;
+}
+
 function sortById(array) {
     return array.sort(function (a, b) {
         return a.id - b.id;
@@ -131,6 +146,7 @@ module.exports = {
     httpGET,
     httpPOST,
     toHex,
+    hexToRGB,
     sortById,
     fileExists,
     resolvePath