def METHOD_NAME(colored_circles, circle, positions, bname, bcolor, **bparams):
    g = ngl.Group(label=bname)
    if bcolor is not None:
        blend_bg = _get_background_circles(circle, positions, bcolor)
        blend_bg.set_label(f"background for {bname}")
        g.add_children(blend_bg)
    blended_circles = ngl.GraphicConfig(colored_circles, blend=True, **bparams)
    g.add_children(blended_circles)
    return g