diff --git a/public/app/features/explore-map/components/ExploreMapStickyNote.tsx b/public/app/features/explore-map/components/ExploreMapStickyNote.tsx
index 0d8f3e1bbc7..756ed2fb3a9 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore-map/components/ExploreMapStickyNote.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/explore-map/components/ExploreMapStickyNote.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function ExploreMapStickyNote({ postIt, zoom }: ExploreMapStickyNoteProps
   const [editText, setEditText] = useState(postIt.text);
   const [dragStartPos, setDragStartPos] = useState<{ x: number; y: number } | null>(null);
 
-  const colorInfo = STICKY_NOTE_COLORS.find((c) => c.name === postIt.color) || STICKY_NOTE_COLORS.find((c) => c.name === 'purple') || STICKY_NOTE_COLORS[0];
+  const colorInfo = STICKY_NOTE_COLORS.find((c) => c.name === postIt.color) || STICKY_NOTE_COLORS.find((c) => c.name === 'blue') || STICKY_NOTE_COLORS[0];
 
   const handleDragStart: RndDragCallback = useCallback(
     (_e, data) => {
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore-map/crdt/state.ts b/public/app/features/explore-map/crdt/state.ts
index 5b0fb8920aa..ae8fdb2e2ba 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore-map/crdt/state.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore-map/crdt/state.ts
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ export class CRDTStateManager {
         postItId,
         position,
         text: text || '',
-        color: color || 'purple',
+        color: color || 'blue',
         createdBy,
       },
     };