diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/LineAttributes.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/LineAttributes.java
index 256846a8d3f4d40c775f1bb36cc962a99d73784e..81b7530de94c9646516a2745db138f0474c38366 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/LineAttributes.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/plot/LineAttributes.java
@@ -151,13 +151,13 @@ public class LineAttributes
   public static LineAttributes[]  init(int numPlots)
   {
     final Color frameColour[] = { 
-        Color.red, 
-        new Color(0,200,0), 
+        Color.red,
         Color.blue,
+        Color.black,
+        new Color(0,200,0),
         Color.magenta,
         new Color(50, 255, 255),
-        Color.yellow,
-        Color.black };
+        Color.yellow };
     LineAttributes lines[] = new LineAttributes[numPlots];
     
     if(numPlots == 1)