diff --git a/invesalius/constants.py b/invesalius/constants.py
index 022cd89..a35e9d4 100644
--- a/invesalius/constants.py
+++ b/invesalius/constants.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os.path
 import platform
 import sys
 import wx
+import itertools
 
 from project import Project
 
@@ -219,11 +220,11 @@ MASK_COLOUR =  [[0.33, 1, 0.33],
                 #(0.66666666666666663, 0.792156862745098, 1.0)]
 
 
-MEASURE_COLOUR =  [[1, 0, 0],
-                [1, 0.4, 0],
-                [0, 0, 1],
-                [1, 0, 1],
-                [0, 0.6, 0]]
+MEASURE_COLOUR =  itertools.cycle([[1, 0, 0],
+                                   [1, 0.4, 0],
+                                   [0, 0, 1],
+                                   [1, 0, 1],
+                                   [0, 0.6, 0]])
 
 SURFACE_COLOUR =  [(0.33, 1, 0.33),
                 (1, 1, 0.33),
diff --git a/invesalius/data/measures.py b/invesalius/data/measures.py
index 593f6e5..02c95b4 100644
--- a/invesalius/data/measures.py
+++ b/invesalius/data/measures.py
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ class Measurement():
         Measurement.general_index += 1
         self.index = Measurement.general_index
         self.name = const.MEASURE_NAME_PATTERN %(self.index+1)
-        self.colour = random.choice(const.MEASURE_COLOUR)
+        self.colour = const.MEASURE_COLOUR.next()
         self.value = 0
         self.location = const.SURFACE # AXIAL, CORONAL, SAGITTAL
         self.type = const.LINEAR # ANGULAR
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