diff --git a/Lib/_colorize.py b/Lib/_colorize.py
index 5e0c0124e597b8..27eb7f13baca97 100644
--- a/Lib/_colorize.py
+++ b/Lib/_colorize.py
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@
 
 from collections.abc import Callable, Iterator, Mapping
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field, Field
+lazy from typing import IO, Literal, Self, ClassVar
 
 COLORIZE = True
 
-
-# types
-if False:
-    from typing import IO, Literal, Self, ClassVar
-    _theme: Theme
+_theme: Theme
+type BackgroundStyle = Literal["dark", "light"]
 
 
 class ANSIColors:
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ class LiveProfiler(ThemeSection):
     medal_bronze_fg: int = CursesColors.GREEN
 
     # Background style: 'dark' or 'light'
-    background_style: Literal["dark", "light"] = "dark"
+    background_style: BackgroundStyle = "dark"
 
 
 LiveProfilerLight = LiveProfiler(
diff --git a/Lib/test/test__colorize.py b/Lib/test/test__colorize.py
index 48fa52bfd5672c..c7bc6914ac1bc4 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test__colorize.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test__colorize.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class TestImportTime(unittest.TestCase):
     @cpython_only
     def test_lazy_import(self):
         import_helper.ensure_lazy_imports(
-            "_colorize", {"copy", "re", "inspect"}
+            "_colorize", {"copy", "re", "inspect", "typing"}
         )