diff --git a/src/canvas/canvas_colours.rs b/src/canvas/canvas_colours.rs
index 4be79414..58387570 100644
--- a/src/canvas/canvas_colours.rs
+++ b/src/canvas/canvas_colours.rs
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ use tui::style::{Color, Modifier, Style};
 
 use crate::{constants::*, utils::error};
 
-const STANDARD_FIRST_COLOUR: Color = Color::Magenta;
-const STANDARD_SECOND_COLOUR: Color = Color::Yellow;
+const STANDARD_FIRST_COLOUR: Color = Color::LightMagenta;
+const STANDARD_SECOND_COLOUR: Color = Color::LightYellow;
 
 pub struct CanvasColours {
 	pub currently_selected_text_colour: Color,
diff --git a/src/canvas/canvas_colours/colour_utils.rs b/src/canvas/canvas_colours/colour_utils.rs
index 7b51ec45..94fd7353 100644
--- a/src/canvas/canvas_colours/colour_utils.rs
+++ b/src/canvas/canvas_colours/colour_utils.rs
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ pub fn gen_n_styles(num_to_gen: i32) -> Vec<Style> {
 
 	// Generate colours
 	let mut colour_vec: Vec<Style> = vec![
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Magenta),
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Yellow),
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Red),
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Cyan),
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Green),
-		Style::default().fg(Color::Blue),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightMagenta),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightYellow),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightRed),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightCyan),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightGreen),
+		Style::default().fg(Color::LightBlue),
 	];
 
 	let mut h: f32 = 0.4; // We don't need random colours... right?