diff --git a/NetUtils.py b/NetUtils.py
index 6cf3ab6d..1e7d66d8 100644
--- a/NetUtils.py
+++ b/NetUtils.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ class RawJSONtoTextParser(JSONtoTextParser):
 
 color_codes = {'reset': 0, 'bold': 1, 'underline': 4, 'black': 30, 'red': 31, 'green': 32, 'yellow': 33, 'blue': 34,
                'magenta': 35, 'cyan': 36, 'white': 37, 'black_bg': 40, 'red_bg': 41, 'green_bg': 42, 'yellow_bg': 43,
-               'blue_bg': 44, 'purple_bg': 45, 'cyan_bg': 46, 'white_bg': 47}
+               'blue_bg': 44, 'magenta_bg': 45, 'cyan_bg': 46, 'white_bg': 47}
 
 
 def color_code(*args):
diff --git a/docs/network protocol.md b/docs/network protocol.md
index 05a58d05..b12768e2 100644
--- a/docs/network protocol.md	
+++ b/docs/network protocol.md	
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ Color options:
 * green_bg
 * yellow_bg
 * blue_bg
-* purple_bg
+* magenta_bg
 * cyan_bg
 * white_bg