diff --git a/theme.js b/theme.js
index e44a0a8..989225a 100644
--- a/theme.js
+++ b/theme.js
@@ -12,11 +12,12 @@ export const white =  '#FFFFFF';
 export const black =  '#000000';
 
 // adjust this number upwards to make the TradingView palette brighter and downwards for darker
-const middleShadeIndex = 5
+const lightMiddleShadeIndex = 7
+const darkMiddleShadeIndex = 5
 
 const numShades = 20
 
-function shadesOf(rgb) {
+function shadesOf(rgb, middleShadeIndex) {
     const c = new Color(rgb)
     const lights = []
     const darks = []
@@ -34,34 +35,26 @@ function shadesOf(rgb) {
     return [...lights.toReversed(), ...darks]
 }
 
-export const greens = shadesOf(green);
-export const reds = shadesOf(red);
-export const yellows = shadesOf(yellow);
-export const oranges = shadesOf(orange);
-export const blues = shadesOf(blue);
-export const grays = shadesOf(gray);
-export const purples = shadesOf(purple);
-
 export const tvLightTheme = {
-    "color1": blues,
-    "color2": grays,
-    "color3": reds,
-    "color4": greens,
-    "color5": oranges,
-    "color6": purples,
-    "color7": yellows,
+    "color1": shadesOf(blue, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color2": shadesOf(gray, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color3": shadesOf(red, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color4": shadesOf(green, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color5": shadesOf(orange, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color6": shadesOf(purple, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color7": shadesOf(yellow, lightMiddleShadeIndex),
     "white": white,
     "black": black,
 }
 
 export const tvDarkTheme = {
-    "color1": blues,
-    "color2": grays,
-    "color3": reds,
-    "color4": greens,
-    "color5": oranges,
-    "color6": purples,
-    "color7": yellows,
+    "color1": shadesOf(blue, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color2": shadesOf(gray, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color3": shadesOf(red, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color4": shadesOf(green, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color5": shadesOf(orange, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color6": shadesOf(purple, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
+    "color7": shadesOf(yellow, darkMiddleShadeIndex),
     "white": white,
     "black": black,
 }