diff --git a/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing.Tests/ColorTests.cs b/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing.Tests/ColorTests.cs
index 78ac43d..3eae488 100644
--- a/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing.Tests/ColorTests.cs
+++ b/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing.Tests/ColorTests.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,23 @@ public void TryParse_ReturnsExpectedResult(string input, bool expectedResult)
         Assert.Equal(expectedResult, result);
     }
 
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData("#FF0000", 255, 0, 0, 255)]
+    [InlineData("#00FF00", 0, 255, 0, 255)]
+    [InlineData("#0000FF", 0, 0, 255, 255)]
+    [InlineData("#80808080", 128, 128, 128, 128)]
+    [InlineData("0xFF0000", 255, 0, 0, 255)]
+    [InlineData("rgba(255,128,64,0.5)", 255, 128, 64, 127)]
+    public void TryParse_ValidInputs_ReturnsExpectedColor(string input, byte r, byte g, byte b, byte a)
+    {
+        Color.TryParse(input, out var color).Should().BeTrue();
+
+        color.R.Should().Be(r);
+        color.G.Should().Be(g);
+        color.B.Should().Be(b);
+        color.A.Should().Be(a);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void JsonSerialization_RoundTrip_PreservesValues()
     {
diff --git a/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing/Color.cs b/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing/Color.cs
index a612966..7cf7f34 100644
--- a/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing/Color.cs
+++ b/Sources/ModelingEvolution.Drawing/Color.cs
@@ -112,8 +112,11 @@ public static bool TryParse([NotNullWhen(true)] string s, IFormatProvider? provi
         s = s.StartsWith("#") ? s[1..] : s;
 
         if (!uint.TryParse(s, NumberStyles.HexNumber, provider, out var value)) return false;
-        
-        result = new Color(value);
+
+        uint alpha = 255;
+        if (s.Length == 8)
+            alpha = 0;
+        result = new Color(value | alpha << ARGBAlphaShift);
         return true;
 
     }