diff --git a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
index d42a1a66..2c323e98 100644
--- a/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/confighandler.cpp
@@ -74,26 +74,43 @@ void ConfigHandler::setButtons(const QVector<CaptureButton::ButtonType> &buttons
 
 QVector<QColor> ConfigHandler::getUserColors() {
     QVector<QColor> colors;
+    const QVector<QColor> &defaultColors = {
+        Qt::darkRed,
+        Qt::red,
+        Qt::yellow,
+        Qt::green,
+        Qt::darkGreen,
+        Qt::cyan,
+        Qt::blue,
+        Qt::magenta,
+        Qt::darkMagenta
+    };
+
     if (m_settings.contains("userColors")) {
-        colors = m_settings.value("userColors").value<QVector<QColor> >();
+        for (const QString &hex : m_settings.value("userColors").toStringList()) {
+            if (QColor::isValidColor(hex)) {
+                colors.append(QColor(hex));
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (colors.isEmpty()) {
+            colors = defaultColors;
+        }
     } else {
-        colors = {
-            Qt::darkRed,
-            Qt::red,
-            Qt::yellow,
-            Qt::green,
-            Qt::darkGreen,
-            Qt::cyan,
-            Qt::blue,
-            Qt::magenta,
-            Qt::darkMagenta,
-        };
+        colors = defaultColors;
     }
+
     return colors;
 }
 
 void ConfigHandler::setUserColors(const QVector<QColor> &l) {
-    m_settings.setValue("userColors", QVariant::fromValue(l));
+    QStringList hexColors;
+
+    for (const QColor &color : l) {
+        hexColors.append(color.name());
+    }
+
+    m_settings.setValue("userColors", QVariant::fromValue(hexColors));
 }
 
 QString ConfigHandler::savePathValue() {
@@ -106,38 +123,55 @@ void ConfigHandler::setSavePath(const QString &savePath) {
 
 QColor ConfigHandler::uiMainColorValue() {
     QColor res = QColor(116, 0, 150);
+
     if (m_settings.contains("uiColor")) {
-        res = m_settings.value("uiColor").value<QColor>();
+        QString hex = m_settings.value("uiColor").toString();
+
+        if (QColor::isValidColor(hex)) {
+            res = QColor(hex);
+        }
     }
     return res;
 }
 
 void ConfigHandler::setUIMainColor(const QColor &c) {
-    m_settings.setValue("uiColor", c);
+    m_settings.setValue("uiColor", c.name());
 }
 
 QColor ConfigHandler::uiContrastColorValue() {
     QColor res = QColor(86, 0, 120);
+
     if (m_settings.contains("contastUiColor")) {
-        res = m_settings.value("contastUiColor").value<QColor>();
+        QString hex = m_settings.value("contastUiColor").toString();
+
+        if (QColor::isValidColor(hex)) {
+            res = QColor(hex);
+        }
     }
+
     return res;
 }
 
 void ConfigHandler::setUIContrastColor(const QColor &c) {
-    m_settings.setValue("contastUiColor", c);
+    m_settings.setValue("contastUiColor", c.name());
 }
 
 QColor ConfigHandler::drawColorValue() {
     QColor res(Qt::red);
+
     if (m_settings.contains("drawColor")) {
-        res = m_settings.value("drawColor").value<QColor>();
+        QString hex = m_settings.value("drawColor").toString();
+
+        if (QColor::isValidColor(hex)) {
+            res = QColor(hex);
+        }
     }
+
     return res;
 }
 
 void ConfigHandler::setDrawColor(const QColor &c) {
-    m_settings.setValue("drawColor", c);
+    m_settings.setValue("drawColor", c.name());
 }
 
 bool ConfigHandler::showHelpValue() {