diff --git a/effects/blur/blur.cpp b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
--- a/effects/blur/blur.cpp
+++ b/effects/blur/blur.cpp
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@
     m_renderTextures.reserve(m_downSampleIterations + 2);
 
     for (int i = 0; i <= m_downSampleIterations; i++) {
-        m_renderTextures.append(GLTexture(GL_RGBA8, effects->virtualScreenSize() / (1 << i)));
+        m_renderTextures.append(GLTexture(GL_SRGB8_ALPHA8, effects->virtualScreenSize() / (1 << i)));
         m_renderTextures.last().setFilter(GL_LINEAR);
         m_renderTextures.last().setWrapMode(GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
         m_renderTargets.append(new GLRenderTarget(m_renderTextures.last()));
     }
 
     // This last set is used as a temporary helper texture
-    m_renderTextures.append(GLTexture(GL_RGBA8, effects->virtualScreenSize()));
+    m_renderTextures.append(GLTexture(GL_SRGB8_ALPHA8, effects->virtualScreenSize()));
     m_renderTextures.last().setFilter(GL_LINEAR);
     m_renderTextures.last().setWrapMode(GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
 
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@
         GLRenderTarget::popRenderTarget();
     }
 
+    glEnable(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB);
+
     downSampleTexture(vbo, blurRectCount);
     upSampleTexture(vbo, blurRectCount);
 
@@ -664,6 +666,8 @@
 
     upscaleRenderToScreen(vbo, blurRectCount * (m_downSampleIterations + 1), shape.rectCount() * 6, screenProjection, windowRect.topLeft());
 
+    glDisable(GL_FRAMEBUFFER_SRGB);
+
     if (opacity < 1.0) {
         glDisable(GL_BLEND);
     }