diff --git a/examples/style_sheets/plot_fivethirtyeight.py b/examples/style_sheets/plot_fivethirtyeight.py
index 21f91927436..e3798e921d9 100644
--- a/examples/style_sheets/plot_fivethirtyeight.py
+++ b/examples/style_sheets/plot_fivethirtyeight.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
     plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) + x + np.random.randn(50))
     plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) + 0.5 * x + np.random.randn(50))
     plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) + 2 * x + np.random.randn(50))
+    plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) - 0.5 * x + np.random.randn(50))
+    plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) - 2 * x + np.random.randn(50))
+    plt.plot(x, np.sin(x) + np.random.randn(50))
 
 
 plt.show()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/fivethirtyeight.mplstyle b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/fivethirtyeight.mplstyle
index 5f1f3ef9fa4..738db39f5f8 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/fivethirtyeight.mplstyle
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/mpl-data/stylelib/fivethirtyeight.mplstyle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ lines.solid_capstyle: butt
 
 legend.fancybox: true
 
-axes.prop_cycle: cycler('color', ['30a2da', 'fc4f30', 'e5ae38', '6d904f', '8b8b8b'])
+axes.prop_cycle: cycler('color', ['008fd5', 'fc4f30', 'e5ae38', '6d904f', '8b8b8b', '810f7c'])
 axes.facecolor: f0f0f0
 axes.labelsize: large
 axes.axisbelow: true