diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/LineAttributes.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/LineAttributes.java
index 655d97fe5b96f59376c5b8c2d56cb7520bcaa94b..5030f576d8a1ea43a8769138a59d91d3e305602a 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/LineAttributes.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/alignment/LineAttributes.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ public class LineAttributes
         Color.magenta,
         new Color(100, 100, 0),
         new Color(0, 100, 100),
-        new Color(204, 51, 128),
+        new Color(50, 0, 50),
         new Color(255, 102, 0),
         Color.black };
     final LineAttributes lines[] = new LineAttributes[numPlots];