diff --git a/bash/prompt b/bash/prompt
index 7d36329..27a6a44 100644
--- a/bash/prompt
+++ b/bash/prompt
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ PS1="$PS1\[$bblack\]"'$(parse_git_branch)'
 # display git status
 PS1="$PS1\[$yellow\]"'$(parse_git_status) '
 # display date
-PS1="$PS1\[$black\]\D{%F %I:%M%P} "
+PS1="$PS1\[$purple\]\D{%F %I:%M%P} "
 # display date
 PS1="$PS1\[$color_off\]\nλ "
-