diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/ChatManager.java b/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/ChatManager.java
index 07e6465..c3bc4ae 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/ChatManager.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/ChatManager.java
@@ -41,6 +41,13 @@ public void onEnable() {
             settingsManager.saveConfig();
         }
 
+        String hexColorFormat = settingsManager.getConfig().getString("Hex_Color_Format");
+
+        if (hexColorFormat == null) {
+            settingsManager.getConfig().set("Hex_Color_Format", "#");
+            settingsManager.saveConfig();
+        }
+
         String metricsValue = settingsManager.getConfig().getString("Metrics_Enabled");
 
         if (metricsValue == null) {
diff --git a/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/Methods.java b/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/Methods.java
index a96fe20..2508e48 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/Methods.java
+++ b/paper/src/main/java/me/h1dd3nxn1nja/chatmanager/Methods.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import java.util.UUID;
 import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
+import me.h1dd3nxn1nja.chatmanager.support.PluginSupport;
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.scheduler.BukkitRunnable;
@@ -41,33 +42,43 @@ public class Methods {
 	public static ArrayList<UUID> cm_socialSpy = new ArrayList<>();
 	public static ArrayList<UUID> cm_staffChat = new ArrayList<>();
 	public static ArrayList<UUID> cm_togglePM = new ArrayList<>();
-	
-	public final static Pattern HEX_COLOR_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("#([A-Fa-f0-9]{6})");
-	
+
+	private static final char COLOR_CHAR = ChatColor.COLOR_CHAR;
+
 	public static String color(String message) {
-		Matcher matcher = HEX_COLOR_PATTERN.matcher(message);
-		StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
+		String format = settingsManager.getConfig().getString("Hex_Color_Format");
+		Pattern hex = Pattern.compile(format + "([A-Fa-f0-9]{6})");
+		Matcher matcher = hex.matcher(message);
+		StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(message.length() + 4 * 8);
 
 		while (matcher.find()) {
-			matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, ChatColor.of(matcher.group()).toString());
+			String group = matcher.group(1);
+			matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, COLOR_CHAR + "x"
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(0) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(1)
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(2) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(3)
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(4) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(5)
+			);
 		}
 
-		return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', matcher.appendTail(buffer).toString());
+		return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', message);
 	}
-	
-	public static String color(Player player, String message) {
-		if (plugin.getServer().getPluginManager().getPlugin("PlaceholderAPI") != null) {
-			Matcher matcher = HEX_COLOR_PATTERN.matcher(message);
-			StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder();
 
-			while (matcher.find()) {
-				matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, ChatColor.of(matcher.group()).toString());
-			}
+	public static String color(Player player, String message) {
+		String format = settingsManager.getConfig().getString("Hex_Color_Format");
+		Pattern hex = Pattern.compile(format + "([A-Fa-f0-9]{6})");
+		Matcher matcher = hex.matcher(message);
+		StringBuilder buffer = new StringBuilder(message.length() + 4 * 8);
 
-			return ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, matcher.appendTail(buffer).toString()));
+		while (matcher.find()) {
+			String group = matcher.group(1);
+			matcher.appendReplacement(buffer, COLOR_CHAR + "x"
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(0) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(1)
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(2) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(3)
+					+ COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(4) + COLOR_CHAR + group.charAt(5)
+			);
 		}
 
-		return color(message);
+		return PluginSupport.PLACEHOLDERAPI.isPluginEnabled() ? ChatColor.translateAlternateColorCodes('&', PlaceholderAPI.setPlaceholders(player, matcher.appendTail(buffer).toString())) : color(message);
 	}
 	
 	public static String getPrefix() {
diff --git a/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml b/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 04d03c3..1e370e9 100644
--- a/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/paper/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -876,6 +876,10 @@ Update_Checker: true
 # If metrics is enabled or not
 Metrics_Enabled: true
 
+# The hex color format.
+# Does not support <>, Only used to do &# etc. or any other identifier.
+Hex_Color_Format: "#"
+
 #=================================================================================================#
 # You are done with the config!
 #=================================================================================================#