diff --git a/src/citymania/cm_colour.hpp b/src/citymania/cm_colour.hpp
index 79ef6837c5..e74cafec47 100644
--- a/src/citymania/cm_colour.hpp
+++ b/src/citymania/cm_colour.hpp
@@ -2,11 +2,22 @@
 #define CM_COLOUR_HPP
 
 #include "../blitter/32bpp_base.hpp"
+#include "../palette_func.h"  // PC_WHITE, PC_BLACK
+#include <cstdint>
 
 namespace citymania {
 
 extern const uint8_t RGB_TO_M[];
 
+// ', '.join(["true" if grf.srgb_color_distance(c, (255, 255, 255)) > grf.srgb_color_distance(c, (0, 0, 0)) else "false" for c in grf.PALETTE])
+constexpr std::array<bool, 256> IS_M_CLOSER_TO_BLACK = { true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, true, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, true, true, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, false, true, true, true, false, false, false, false, true, true, true, true, true, false, true, true, true, true, true, true, false, false, false, true, false };
+
+constexpr std::array<uint8_t, 256> BLINK_COLOUR = { 141, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 6, 8, 22, 22, 135, 210, 2, 3, 16, 18, 29, 30, 59, 31, 69, 24, 25, 26, 37, 38, 38, 39, 104, 32, 33, 35, 77, 47, 166, 166, 49, 49, 41, 41, 42, 125, 55, 85, 86, 37, 120, 65, 69, 104, 24, 25, 78, 120, 121, 197, 60, 54, 55, 27, 85, 28, 126, 78, 79, 79, 167, 167, 167, 178, 71, 72, 94, 94, 95, 95, 95, 209, 80, 81, 101, 102, 31, 103, 69, 80, 81, 82, 101, 102, 103, 103, 69, 96, 97, 98, 36, 111, 37, 120, 121, 121, 39, 105, 79, 120, 167, 167, 167, 178, 122, 122, 61, 108, 79, 79, 167, 167, 168, 71, 133, 134, 134, 177, 177, 128, 16, 18, 142, 142, 143, 143, 143, 136, 136, 171, 150, 150, 151, 151, 152, 152, 144, 200, 154, 156, 213, 213, 212, 153, 128, 154, 155, 157, 166, 166, 180, 180, 180, 124, 35, 7, 174, 143, 176, 176, 170, 130, 131, 132, 77, 166, 166, 166, 165, 165, 180, 180, 180, 180, 62, 63, 27, 65, 53, 61, 62, 62, 55, 55, 204, 151, 151, 152, 152, 152, 198, 154, 80, 81, 83, 84, 19, 157, 156, 154, 154, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 170, 78, 79, 167, 168, 72, 180, 180, 180, 180, 62, 62, 63, 77, 181, 29, 30, 95, 86, 152, 152, 152, 152, 152, 153, 128, 19, 161, 153, 8 };
+
+static inline uint8_t GetBlinkColour(uint8_t m) {
+	return BLINK_COLOUR[m];
+}
+
 static inline uint8_t GetMForRGB(uint8_t r, uint8_t g, uint8_t b) {
 	return RGB_TO_M[((uint)(r & 0xf0) >> 4) | ((uint)g & 0xf0) | ((uint)(b & 0xf0) << 4)];
 }
@@ -27,8 +38,6 @@ static inline Colour Remap32RGBA(uint r, uint g, uint b, uint a, Colour current,
 	return Remap32RGBANoCheck(r, g, b, a, current, remap);
 }
 
-
-
 } // namespace citymania
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/citymania/cm_minimap.cpp b/src/citymania/cm_minimap.cpp
index a2ea68e338..cabf3e5d86 100644
--- a/src/citymania/cm_minimap.cpp
+++ b/src/citymania/cm_minimap.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include <bitset>
 
+#include "cm_colour.hpp"
 #include "cm_hotkeys.hpp"
 #include "cm_minimap.hpp"
 
@@ -854,10 +855,12 @@ inline uint32 SmallMapWindow::GetTileColours(const TileArea &ta) const
 					 * This has the highest priority above any value in _tiletype_importance. */
 					IndustryType type = Industry::GetByTile(ti)->type;
 					if (_legend_from_industries[_industry_to_list_pos[type]].show_on_map) {
-						if (type == _smallmap_industry_highlight) {
-							if (_smallmap_industry_highlight_state) return MKCOLOUR_XXXX(PC_WHITE);
+						auto map_colour = GetIndustrySpec(type)->map_colour;
+						if (type == _smallmap_industry_highlight && _smallmap_industry_highlight_state) {
+							Debug(misc, 0, "BLINK {}", map_colour);
+							return MKCOLOUR_XXXX(GetBlinkColour(map_colour));
 						} else {
-							return GetIndustrySpec(type)->map_colour * 0x01010101;
+							return map_colour * 0x01010101;
 						}
 					}
 					/* Otherwise make it disappear */
@@ -1431,7 +1434,8 @@ void SmallMapWindow::RebuildColourIndexIfNecessary()
 						SetDParam(0, tbl->legend);
 						SetDParam(1, Industry::GetIndustryTypeCount(tbl->type));
 						if (tbl->show_on_map && tbl->type == _smallmap_industry_highlight) {
-							legend_colour = _smallmap_industry_highlight_state ? PC_WHITE : PC_BLACK;
+							auto mc = GetIndustrySpec(tbl->type)->map_colour;
+							legend_colour = _smallmap_industry_highlight_state ? GetBlinkColour(mc) : mc;
 						}
 						[[ fallthrough ]];