diff --git a/examples/Example120_ThreeRegions1D.jl b/examples/Example120_ThreeRegions1D.jl
index bdbc0a53f..e067d42ab 100644
--- a/examples/Example120_ThreeRegions1D.jl
+++ b/examples/Example120_ThreeRegions1D.jl
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@ function main(; n = 30, Plotter = nothing, plot_grid = false, verbose = false,
         U2 = view(U[2, :], subgrid2)
         U3 = view(U[3, :], subgrid3)
 
-        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid1, U1; label = "spec1", color = (0.5, 0, 0),
+        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid1, U1; label = "spec1", color = :darkred,
                     xlimits = (0, 3), flimits = (0, 1e-3),
                     title = @sprintf("three regions t=%.3g", time))
-        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid2, U2; label = "spec2", color = (0.0, 0.5, 0),
+        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid2, U2; label = "spec2", color = :green,
                     clear = false)
-        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid3, U3; label = "spec3", color = (0.0, 0.0, 0.5),
+        scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid3, U3; label = "spec3", color = :navyblue,
                     clear = false, show = true)
         if ismakie(Plotter)
             sleep(0.02)
diff --git a/examples/Example221_EquationBlockPrecon.jl b/examples/Example221_EquationBlockPrecon.jl
index b8d8d1011..552f20a64 100644
--- a/examples/Example221_EquationBlockPrecon.jl
+++ b/examples/Example221_EquationBlockPrecon.jl
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ function main(;dim=1, nref=0, Plotter = nothing, plot_grid = false, verbose = fa
     U2 = view(U[2, :], subgrid2)
     U3 = view(U[3, :], subgrid3)
 
-    scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid1, U1; title = "spec1", color = (0.5, 0, 0))
-    scalarplot!(p[2, 1], subgrid2, U2; title = "spec2", color = (0.0, 0.5, 0))
-    scalarplot!(p[3, 1], subgrid3, U3; title = "spec3", color = (0.0, 0.0, 0.5))
+    scalarplot!(p[1, 1], subgrid1, U1; title = "spec1", color = :darkred)
+    scalarplot!(p[2, 1], subgrid2, U2; title = "spec2", color = :green)
+    scalarplot!(p[3, 1], subgrid3, U3; title = "spec3", color = :navyblue)
     reveal(p)
     U
 end