diff --git a/Source/Charts/Components/LegendEntry.swift b/Source/Charts/Components/LegendEntry.swift
index 88ed2e115c..15f52476e6 100644
--- a/Source/Charts/Components/LegendEntry.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Components/LegendEntry.swift
@@ -23,36 +23,21 @@ open class LegendEntry: NSObject
     {
         super.init()
     }
-    
+
     /// - parameter label:                  The legend entry text.
     ///                                     A `nil` label will start a group.
-    /// - parameter form:                   The form to draw for this entry.
-    /// - parameter formSize:               Set to NaN to use the legend's default.
-    /// - parameter formLineWidth:          Set to NaN to use the legend's default.
-    /// - parameter formLineDashPhase:      Line dash configuration.
-    /// - parameter formLineDashLengths:    Line dash configurationas NaN to use the legend's default.
-    /// - parameter formColor:              The color for drawing the form.
-    @objc public init(label: String?,
-                form: Legend.Form,
-                formSize: CGFloat,
-                formLineWidth: CGFloat,
-                formLineDashPhase: CGFloat,
-                formLineDashLengths: [CGFloat]?,
-                formColor: NSUIColor?)
+    @objc public init(label: String?)
     {
         self.label = label
-        self.form = form
-        self.formSize = formSize
-        self.formLineWidth = formLineWidth
-        self.formLineDashPhase = formLineDashPhase
-        self.formLineDashLengths = formLineDashLengths
-        self.formColor = formColor
     }
-    
+
     /// The legend entry text.
     /// A `nil` label will start a group.
     @objc open var label: String?
-    
+
+    /// The color for drawing the label
+    @objc open var labelColor: NSUIColor?
+
     /// The form to draw for this entry.
     ///
     /// `None` will avoid drawing a form, and any related space.
diff --git a/Source/Charts/Renderers/LegendRenderer.swift b/Source/Charts/Renderers/LegendRenderer.swift
index 10ac1dff1a..dcb438bf87 100755
--- a/Source/Charts/Renderers/LegendRenderer.swift
+++ b/Source/Charts/Renderers/LegendRenderer.swift
@@ -56,34 +56,24 @@ open class LegendRenderer: NSObject, Renderer
                     
                     for j in 0..<min(clrs.count, bds.stackSize)
                     {
-                        entries.append(
-                            LegendEntry(
-                                label: sLabels[j % sLabels.count],
-                                form: dataSet.form,
-                                formSize: dataSet.formSize,
-                                formLineWidth: dataSet.formLineWidth,
-                                formLineDashPhase: dataSet.formLineDashPhase,
-                                formLineDashLengths: dataSet.formLineDashLengths,
-                                formColor: clrs[j]
-                            )
-                        )
+                        let entry = LegendEntry(label: sLabels[j % sLabels.count])
+                        entry.form = dataSet.form
+                        entry.formSize = dataSet.formSize
+                        entry.formLineWidth = dataSet.formLineWidth
+                        entry.formLineDashPhase = dataSet.formLineDashPhase
+                        entry.formLineDashLengths = dataSet.formLineDashLengths
+                        entry.formColor = clrs[j]
+
+                        entries.append(entry)
                     }
                     
                     if dataSet.label != nil
                     {
                         // add the legend description label
-                        
-                        entries.append(
-                            LegendEntry(
-                                label: dataSet.label,
-                                form: .none,
-                                formSize: CGFloat.nan,
-                                formLineWidth: CGFloat.nan,
-                                formLineDashPhase: 0.0,
-                                formLineDashLengths: nil,
-                                formColor: nil
-                            )
-                        )
+                        let entry = LegendEntry(label: dataSet.label)
+                        entry.form = .none
+
+                        entries.append(entry)
                     }
                 }
                 else if dataSet is PieChartDataSetProtocol
@@ -92,64 +82,50 @@ open class LegendRenderer: NSObject, Renderer
                     
                     for j in 0..<min(clrs.count, entryCount)
                     {
-                        entries.append(
-                            LegendEntry(
-                                label: (pds.entryForIndex(j) as? PieChartDataEntry)?.label,
-                                form: dataSet.form,
-                                formSize: dataSet.formSize,
-                                formLineWidth: dataSet.formLineWidth,
-                                formLineDashPhase: dataSet.formLineDashPhase,
-                                formLineDashLengths: dataSet.formLineDashLengths,
-                                formColor: clrs[j]
-                            )
-                        )
+                        let entry = LegendEntry(label: (pds.entryForIndex(j) as? PieChartDataEntry)?.label)
+                        entry.form = dataSet.form
+                        entry.formSize = dataSet.formSize
+                        entry.formLineWidth = dataSet.formLineWidth
+                        entry.formLineDashPhase = dataSet.formLineDashPhase
+                        entry.formLineDashLengths = dataSet.formLineDashLengths
+                        entry.formColor = clrs[j]
+
+                        entries.append(entry)
                     }
                     
                     if dataSet.label != nil
                     {
                         // add the legend description label
-                        
-                        entries.append(
-                            LegendEntry(
-                                label: dataSet.label,
-                                form: .none,
-                                formSize: CGFloat.nan,
-                                formLineWidth: CGFloat.nan,
-                                formLineDashPhase: 0.0,
-                                formLineDashLengths: nil,
-                                formColor: nil
-                            )
-                        )
+                        let entry = LegendEntry(label: dataSet.label)
+                        entry.form = .none
+
+                        entries.append(entry)
                     }
                 }
                 else if dataSet is CandleChartDataSetProtocol &&
                     (dataSet as! CandleChartDataSetProtocol).decreasingColor != nil
                 {
                     let candleDataSet = dataSet as! CandleChartDataSetProtocol
-                    
-                    entries.append(
-                        LegendEntry(
-                            label: nil,
-                            form: dataSet.form,
-                            formSize: dataSet.formSize,
-                            formLineWidth: dataSet.formLineWidth,
-                            formLineDashPhase: dataSet.formLineDashPhase,
-                            formLineDashLengths: dataSet.formLineDashLengths,
-                            formColor: candleDataSet.decreasingColor
-                        )
-                    )
-                    
-                    entries.append(
-                        LegendEntry(
-                            label: dataSet.label,
-                            form: dataSet.form,
-                            formSize: dataSet.formSize,
-                            formLineWidth: dataSet.formLineWidth,
-                            formLineDashPhase: dataSet.formLineDashPhase,
-                            formLineDashLengths: dataSet.formLineDashLengths,
-                            formColor: candleDataSet.increasingColor
-                        )
-                    )
+
+                    let decreasingEntry = LegendEntry(label: nil)
+                    decreasingEntry.form = dataSet.form
+                    decreasingEntry.formSize = dataSet.formSize
+                    decreasingEntry.formLineWidth = dataSet.formLineWidth
+                    decreasingEntry.formLineDashPhase = dataSet.formLineDashPhase
+                    decreasingEntry.formLineDashLengths = dataSet.formLineDashLengths
+                    decreasingEntry.formColor = candleDataSet.decreasingColor
+
+                    entries.append(decreasingEntry)
+
+                    let increasingEntry = LegendEntry(label: dataSet.label)
+                    increasingEntry.form = dataSet.form
+                    increasingEntry.formSize = dataSet.formSize
+                    increasingEntry.formLineWidth = dataSet.formLineWidth
+                    increasingEntry.formLineDashPhase = dataSet.formLineDashPhase
+                    increasingEntry.formLineDashLengths = dataSet.formLineDashLengths
+                    increasingEntry.formColor = candleDataSet.increasingColor
+
+                    entries.append(increasingEntry)
                 }
                 else
                 { // all others
@@ -167,18 +143,16 @@ open class LegendRenderer: NSObject, Renderer
                         { // add label to the last entry
                             label = dataSet.label
                         }
-                        
-                        entries.append(
-                            LegendEntry(
-                                label: label,
-                                form: dataSet.form,
-                                formSize: dataSet.formSize,
-                                formLineWidth: dataSet.formLineWidth,
-                                formLineDashPhase: dataSet.formLineDashPhase,
-                                formLineDashLengths: dataSet.formLineDashLengths,
-                                formColor: clrs[j]
-                            )
-                        )
+
+                        let entry = LegendEntry(label: label)
+                        entry.form = dataSet.form
+                        entry.formSize = dataSet.formSize
+                        entry.formLineWidth = dataSet.formLineWidth
+                        entry.formLineDashPhase = dataSet.formLineDashPhase
+                        entry.formLineDashLengths = dataSet.formLineDashLengths
+                        entry.formColor = clrs[j]
+
+                        entries.append(entry)
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -376,7 +350,7 @@ open class LegendRenderer: NSObject, Renderer
                         y: posY,
                         label: e.label!,
                         font: labelFont,
-                        textColor: labelTextColor)
+                        textColor: e.labelColor ?? labelTextColor)
                     
                     if direction == .leftToRight
                     {
@@ -468,12 +442,12 @@ open class LegendRenderer: NSObject, Renderer
                     
                     if !wasStacked
                     {
-                        drawLabel(context: context, x: posX, y: posY, label: e.label!, font: labelFont, textColor: labelTextColor)
+                        drawLabel(context: context, x: posX, y: posY, label: e.label!, font: labelFont, textColor: e.labelColor ?? labelTextColor)
                     }
                     else
                     {
                         posY += labelLineHeight + yEntrySpace
-                        drawLabel(context: context, x: posX, y: posY, label: e.label!, font: labelFont, textColor: labelTextColor)
+                        drawLabel(context: context, x: posX, y: posY, label: e.label!, font: labelFont, textColor: e.labelColor ?? labelTextColor)
                     }
                     
                     // make a step down