return {
  "craftzdog/solarized-osaka.nvim",
  lazy = false,
  priority = 1000,
  opts = {},
  config = function()
    -- =====================================================
    -- Solarized Osaka Colorscheme Configuration
    -- Enhanced setup with better customization
    -- =====================================================
    
    require("solarized-osaka").setup({
      -- ========== Core Settings ==========
      transparent = true, -- Enable transparent background
      terminal_colors = true, -- Configure terminal colors
      
      -- ========== Syntax Highlighting Styles ==========
      styles = {
        comments = { italic = true },
        keywords = { italic = true, bold = false },
        functions = { italic = false, bold = true },
        variables = { bold = false },
        conditionals = { italic = true },
        loops = { italic = true },
        constants = { bold = true },
        strings = { italic = false },
        types = { bold = true },
        
        -- ========== UI Element Styles ==========
        sidebars = "dark", -- Sidebar style: "dark", "transparent", "normal"
        floats = "dark", -- Floating window style
      },
      
      -- ========== UI Configuration ==========
      sidebars = { 
        "qf", "help", "vista_kind", "terminal", 
        "packer", "spectre_panel", "toggleterm",
        "Trouble", "NvimTree", "neo-tree"
      },
      day_brightness = 0.4, -- Better brightness for day variant
      hide_inactive_statusline = false,
      dim_inactive = true, -- Dim inactive windows for better focus
      lualine_bold = true,

      -- ========== Color Customization ==========
      ---@param colors ColorScheme
      on_colors = function(colors)
        -- Enhance base colors for better readability
        colors.bg_dark = "#16161e"
        colors.bg_float = "#1a1a23"
        colors.border = "#27a1b9"
        colors.comment = "#565f89"
        colors.gitSigns = {
          add = "#449dab",
          change = "#6183bb",
          delete = "#f7768e",
        }
      end,

      -- ========== Highlight Customization ==========
      ---@param highlights Highlights
      ---@param colors ColorScheme
      on_highlights = function(hl, c)
        -- ========== Indent Guides ==========
        hl.IblIndent = { fg = c.base03, nocombine = true }
        hl.IndentBlanklineChar = { fg = c.blue, nocombine = true }
        hl.IndentBlanklineContextChar = { fg = c.orange500, nocombine = true }
        
        -- ========== Telescope Enhanced Styling ==========
        local prompt = "#2d3149"
        local results = "#1f2335"
        local preview = "#24283b"
        
        hl.TelescopeNormal = { bg = c.bg_dark, fg = c.fg_dark }
        hl.TelescopeBorder = { bg = c.bg_dark, fg = c.border }
        hl.TelescopePromptNormal = { bg = prompt }
        hl.TelescopePromptBorder = { bg = prompt, fg = c.border }
        hl.TelescopePromptTitle = { bg = c.blue, fg = c.bg_dark, bold = true }
        hl.TelescopePreviewTitle = { bg = c.green, fg = c.bg_dark, bold = true }
        hl.TelescopeResultsTitle = { bg = c.purple, fg = c.bg_dark, bold = true }
        hl.TelescopeSelection = { bg = "#364A82", fg = c.fg }
        hl.TelescopeSelectionCaret = { fg = c.red }
        
        -- ========== Enhanced UI Elements ==========
        -- Better cursor line
        hl.CursorLine = { bg = "#1e202a" }
        hl.CursorLineNr = { fg = c.orange, bold = true }
        
        -- Improved visual selection
        hl.Visual = { bg = "#33467c" }
        
        -- Better search highlights
        hl.Search = { bg = c.yellow, fg = c.bg_dark }
        hl.IncSearch = { bg = c.orange, fg = c.bg_dark }
        
        -- Enhanced diagnostics
        hl.DiagnosticError = { fg = c.red }
        hl.DiagnosticWarn = { fg = c.yellow }
        hl.DiagnosticInfo = { fg = c.blue }
        hl.DiagnosticHint = { fg = c.cyan }
        
        -- ========== Plugin-specific Highlights ==========
        -- Neo-tree
        hl.NeoTreeNormal = { bg = c.bg_dark }
        hl.NeoTreeNormalNC = { bg = c.bg_dark }
        
        -- Which-key
        hl.WhichKey = { fg = c.blue }
        hl.WhichKeyGroup = { fg = c.purple }
        hl.WhichKeyDesc = { fg = c.fg }
        
        -- Notify
        hl.NotifyBackground = { bg = c.bg_dark }
        
        -- GitSigns
        hl.GitSignsAdd = { fg = c.green }
        hl.GitSignsChange = { fg = c.yellow }
        hl.GitSignsDelete = { fg = c.red }
      end,
    })

    -- =====================================================
    -- Apply Colorscheme
    -- =====================================================
    vim.cmd.colorscheme("solarized-osaka")
    
    -- =====================================================
    -- Additional UI Enhancements
    -- =====================================================
    -- Better cursor visibility
    vim.opt.guicursor = "n-v-c:block,i-ci-ve:ver25,r-cr:hor20,o:hor50"
    
    -- Enhanced visual feedback
    vim.opt.cursorline = true
    vim.opt.number = true
    vim.opt.relativenumber = true
    vim.opt.signcolumn = "yes"
    
    -- Better terminal colors
    if vim.fn.has("termguicolors") == 1 then
      vim.opt.termguicolors = true
    end

  end,
}