diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
index 48cf2bb00..fdf009d8a 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                                         }
 
                                         if (color.has_value())
-                                            color = *color | (this->m_selectionColor & 0xFF000000);
+                                            color = (*color & 0x00FFFFFF) | (this->m_selectionColor & 0xFF000000);
 
                                         return color;
                                     }();