diff --git a/gui/UILogger.py b/gui/UILogger.py
index d794a6c1d26b327217ccc7d8dd1273599fc7df8f..37866106d98cf804e751cce7b44d2a27eaaf8433 100644
--- a/gui/UILogger.py
+++ b/gui/UILogger.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         self.gridLayout_10.addWidget(self.chkbx_rel_changes, 3, 0, 1, 1)
         self.chkbx_XGM_integral = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_5)
         palette = QtGui.QPalette()
-        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 170, 0))
+        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(128, 0, 128))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Active, QtGui.QPalette.WindowText, brush)
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Active, QtGui.QPalette.Window, brush)
-        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 170, 0))
+        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(128, 0, 128))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Inactive, QtGui.QPalette.WindowText, brush)
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         self.gridLayout_10.addWidget(self.chkbx_spec_pos, 6, 1, 1, 1)
         self.chkbx_spec_integral = QtWidgets.QCheckBox(self.groupBox_5)
         palette = QtGui.QPalette()
-        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(128, 0, 128))
+        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 165, 0))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Active, QtGui.QPalette.WindowText, brush)
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ class Ui_Form(object):
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Active, QtGui.QPalette.Window, brush)
-        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(128, 0, 128))
+        brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 165, 0))
         brush.setStyle(QtCore.Qt.SolidPattern)
         palette.setBrush(QtGui.QPalette.Inactive, QtGui.QPalette.WindowText, brush)
         brush = QtGui.QBrush(QtGui.QColor(255, 255, 255))
diff --git a/gui/UILogger.ui b/gui/UILogger.ui
index adf51585767edfbe6c6e7b298383a9ead46aa243..bc7bafe1bb09c8e367ec936bf4b5684717a239a5 100644
--- a/gui/UILogger.ui
+++ b/gui/UILogger.ui
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@
                <colorrole role="WindowText">
                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
                  <color alpha="255">
-                  <red>255</red>
-                  <green>170</green>
-                  <blue>0</blue>
+                  <red>128</red>
+                  <green>0</green>
+                  <blue>128</blue>
                  </color>
                 </brush>
                </colorrole>
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@
                <colorrole role="WindowText">
                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
                  <color alpha="255">
-                  <red>255</red>
-                  <green>170</green>
-                  <blue>0</blue>
+                  <red>128</red>
+                  <green>0</green>
+                  <blue>128</blue>
                  </color>
                 </brush>
                </colorrole>
@@ -755,9 +755,9 @@
                <colorrole role="WindowText">
                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
                  <color alpha="255">
-                  <red>128</red>
-                  <green>0</green>
-                  <blue>128</blue>
+                  <red>255</red>
+                  <green>165</green>
+                  <blue>0</blue>
                  </color>
                 </brush>
                </colorrole>
@@ -793,9 +793,9 @@
                <colorrole role="WindowText">
                 <brush brushstyle="SolidPattern">
                  <color alpha="255">
-                  <red>128</red>
-                  <green>0</green>
-                  <blue>128</blue>
+                  <red>255</red>
+                  <green>165</green>
+                  <blue>0</blue>
                  </color>
                 </brush>
                </colorrole>
diff --git a/logger.py b/logger.py
index d20d330b9a94c9dccb32e9fb9216643dad4abc75..32b505cfc5b5274f5f98469bead942268dd7dd26 100644
--- a/logger.py
+++ b/logger.py
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ class UILogger(QWidget):
 
         a3.setLabel('FWHM, eV', color='#008000')
         a4.setLabel('Peak position, eV', color='#0000ff')
-        a5.setLabel('XGM, mJ', color='#ffa500')
+        a5.setLabel('XGM, mJ', color='#800080')
 
         # slot: update view when resized
         def updateViews():
@@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ class UILogger(QWidget):
         pen3 = pg.mkPen('#0000ff', width=2)
         self.peak_ev_pos =  pg.PlotCurveItem(pen=pen3, name='peak_pos')
 
-        pen4 = pg.mkPen('#ffa500', width=2)
+        
+        pen4 = pg.mkPen('#800080', width=2)
         self.XGM =  pg.PlotCurveItem(pen=pen4, name='XGM')
-
-        pen5 = pg.mkPen('#800080', width=2)
+        
+        pen5 = pg.mkPen('#ffa500', width=2)
         self.spec_integral =  pg.PlotCurveItem(pen=pen5, name='spec_integral')
 
         v1.addItem(self.maxspec_plot)