diff --git a/samples/scales/time/financial.html b/samples/scales/time/financial.html
index 792eef55306..b261b898661 100644
--- a/samples/scales/time/financial.html
+++ b/samples/scales/time/financial.html
@@ -56,12 +56,16 @@
 		var ctx = document.getElementById('chart1').getContext('2d');
 		ctx.canvas.width = 1000;
 		ctx.canvas.height = 300;
+
+		var color = Chart.helpers.color;
 		var cfg = {
 			type: 'bar',
 			data: {
 				labels: labels,
 				datasets: [{
 					label: 'CHRT - Chart.js Corporation',
+					backgroundColor: color(window.chartColors.red).alpha(0.5).rgbString(),
+					borderColor: window.chartColors.red,
 					data: data,
 					type: 'line',
 					pointRadius: 0,