diff --git a/src/plugins/plugins.ts b/src/plugins/plugins.ts
index 629e2e24a4..98d9186baa 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugins.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/plugins.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ export default function PluginsPlugin(options: NuxtUIOptions) {
   const plugins = globSync(['**/*', '!*.d.ts'], { cwd: join(runtimeDir, 'plugins'), absolute: true })
 
   plugins.unshift(resolvePathSync('../runtime/vue/plugins/head', { extensions: ['.ts', '.mjs', '.js'], url: import.meta.url }))
+  plugins.push(resolvePathSync('../runtime/vue/plugins/colors', { extensions: ['.ts', '.mjs', '.js'], url: import.meta.url }))
   if (options.colorMode) {
     plugins.push(resolvePathSync('../runtime/vue/plugins/color-mode', { extensions: ['.ts', '.mjs', '.js'], url: import.meta.url }))
   }
diff --git a/src/runtime/plugins/colors.ts b/src/runtime/plugins/colors.ts
index 9ae716d6d6..dd9292ebc5 100644
--- a/src/runtime/plugins/colors.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/plugins/colors.ts
@@ -1,43 +1,13 @@
 import { computed } from 'vue'
-import colors from 'tailwindcss/colors'
 import type { UseHeadInput } from '@unhead/vue/types'
 import { defineNuxtPlugin, useAppConfig, useNuxtApp, useHead } from '#imports'
-
-const shades = [50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 950] as const
-
-function getColor(color: keyof typeof colors, shade: typeof shades[number]): string {
-  if (color in colors && typeof colors[color] === 'object' && shade in colors[color]) {
-    return colors[color][shade] as string
-  }
-  return ''
-}
-
-function generateShades(key: string, value: string) {
-  return `${shades.map(shade => `--ui-color-${key}-${shade}: var(--color-${value === 'neutral' ? 'old-neutral' : value}-${shade}, ${getColor(value as keyof typeof colors, shade)});`).join('\n  ')}`
-}
-function generateColor(key: string, shade: number) {
-  return `--ui-${key}: var(--ui-color-${key}-${shade});`
-}
+import { generateColorStyles } from '../utils/colors'
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin(() => {
   const appConfig = useAppConfig()
   const nuxtApp = useNuxtApp()
 
-  const root = computed(() => {
-    const { neutral, ...colors } = appConfig.ui.colors
-
-    return `@layer base {
-  :root {
-  ${Object.entries(appConfig.ui.colors).map(([key, value]: [string, string]) => generateShades(key, value)).join('\n  ')}
-  }
-  :root, .light {
-  ${Object.keys(colors).map(key => generateColor(key, 500)).join('\n  ')}
-  }
-  .dark {
-  ${Object.keys(colors).map(key => generateColor(key, 400)).join('\n  ')}
-  }
-}`
-  })
+  const root = computed(() => generateColorStyles(appConfig.ui.colors))
 
   // Head
   const headData: UseHeadInput = {
diff --git a/src/runtime/utils/colors.ts b/src/runtime/utils/colors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f593a8b7e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/utils/colors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import colors from 'tailwindcss/colors'
+
+export const shades = [50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 950] as const
+
+export function getColor(color: keyof typeof colors, shade: typeof shades[number]): string {
+  if (color in colors && typeof colors[color] === 'object' && shade in colors[color]) {
+    return colors[color][shade] as string
+  }
+  return ''
+}
+
+export function generateShades(key: string, value: string) {
+  return `${shades.map(shade => `--ui-color-${key}-${shade}: var(--color-${value === 'neutral' ? 'old-neutral' : value}-${shade}, ${getColor(value as keyof typeof colors, shade)});`).join('\n  ')}`
+}
+
+export function generateColor(key: string, shade: number) {
+  return `--ui-${key}: var(--ui-color-${key}-${shade});`
+}
+
+export function generateColorStyles(colors: Record<string, string>) {
+  const { neutral, ...rest } = colors
+
+  return `@layer base {
+  :root {
+  ${Object.entries(colors).map(([key, value]: [string, string]) => generateShades(key, value)).join('\n  ')}
+  }
+  :root, .light {
+  ${Object.keys(rest).map(key => generateColor(key, 500)).join('\n  ')}
+  }
+  .dark {
+  ${Object.keys(rest).map(key => generateColor(key, 400)).join('\n  ')}
+  }
+}`
+}
diff --git a/src/runtime/vue/composables/useAppConfig.ts b/src/runtime/vue/composables/useAppConfig.ts
index a06491cfdd..27199fc9ad 100644
--- a/src/runtime/vue/composables/useAppConfig.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/vue/composables/useAppConfig.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import { reactive } from 'vue'
 import appConfig from '#build/app.config'
 
-export const useAppConfig = () => appConfig
+const _appConfig = reactive(appConfig)
+
+export const useAppConfig = () => _appConfig
diff --git a/src/runtime/vue/plugins/colors.ts b/src/runtime/vue/plugins/colors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e0a05c34b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/runtime/vue/plugins/colors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { computed, watchEffect } from 'vue'
+import { useHead } from '@unhead/vue'
+import type { Plugin } from 'vue'
+import { useAppConfig } from '../composables/useAppConfig'
+import { generateColorStyles } from '../../utils/colors'
+
+export default {
+  install(app) {
+    app.runWithContext(() => {
+      const appConfig = useAppConfig()
+
+      const root = computed(() => generateColorStyles(appConfig.ui.colors))
+
+      useHead({
+        style: [{
+          innerHTML: root,
+          tagPriority: -2,
+          id: 'nuxt-ui-colors'
+        }]
+      })
+
+      if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+        watchEffect(() => {
+          let styleEl = document.querySelector('#nuxt-ui-colors-vue') as HTMLStyleElement
+          if (!styleEl) {
+            styleEl = document.createElement('style')
+            styleEl.id = 'nuxt-ui-colors-vue'
+            document.head.appendChild(styleEl)
+          }
+          styleEl.innerHTML = root.value
+        })
+      }
+    })
+  }
+} satisfies Plugin