diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 682e2075..cbdcf193 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -430,14 +430,14 @@ MiniDeps.add({
           kind_icon = {
             ellipsis = false,
             text = function(ctx) return ctx.kind_icon end,
-            highlight = function(ctx) return 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
+            highlight = function(ctx) return utils.get_tailwind_hl(ctx) or 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
           },
 
           kind = {
             ellipsis = false,
             width = { fill = true },
             text = function(ctx) return ctx.kind end,
-            highlight = function(ctx) return 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
+            highlight = function(ctx) return utils.get_tailwind_hl(ctx) or 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
           },
 
           label = {
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/config.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/config.lua
index 1dfcb263..e225f3fb 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/config.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/config.lua
@@ -174,6 +174,8 @@
 --- @field kind_icons? table<string, string>
 --- @field blocked_filetypes? string[]
 
+local utils = require('blink.cmp.utils')
+
 --- @type blink.cmp.Config
 local config = {
   -- the keymap may be a preset ('default' | 'super-tab' | 'enter') OR a table of keys => command[]
@@ -408,14 +410,14 @@ local config = {
           kind_icon = {
             ellipsis = false,
             text = function(ctx) return ctx.kind_icon end,
-            highlight = function(ctx) return 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
+            highlight = function(ctx) return utils.get_tailwind_hl(ctx) or 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
           },
 
           kind = {
             ellipsis = false,
             width = { fill = true },
             text = function(ctx) return ctx.kind end,
-            highlight = function(ctx) return 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
+            highlight = function(ctx) return utils.get_tailwind_hl(ctx) or 'BlinkCmpKind' .. ctx.kind end,
           },
 
           label = {
diff --git a/lua/blink/cmp/utils.lua b/lua/blink/cmp/utils.lua
index f81209ac..cc0cb976 100644
--- a/lua/blink/cmp/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/blink/cmp/utils.lua
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ end
 
 --- @param ctx blink.cmp.DrawItemContext
 --- @return string|nil
-function utils.try_get_tailwind_hl(ctx)
+function utils.get_tailwind_hl(ctx)
   local doc = ctx.item.documentation
   if ctx.kind == 'Color' and doc then
     local content = type(doc) == 'string' and doc or doc.value
-    if ctx.kind == 'Color' and content and content:match('^#%x%x%x%x%x%x$') then
+    if content and content:match('^#%x%x%x%x%x%x$') then
       local hl_name = 'HexColor' .. content:sub(2)
       if #vim.api.nvim_get_hl(0, { name = hl_name }) == 0 then vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, hl_name, { fg = content }) end
       return hl_name