diff --git a/wxPython/src/_colour.i b/wxPython/src/_colour.i
index 97d24530a8..55af312eef 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/_colour.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/_colour.i
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
     %pythoncode {
         asTuple = Get
         def __str__(self):                  return str(self.asTuple())
-        def __repr__(self):                 return 'wxColour' + str(self.asTuple())
+        def __repr__(self):                 return 'wx.Colour' + str(self.asTuple())
         def __nonzero__(self):              return self.Ok()
         def __getinitargs__(self):          return ()
         def __getstate__(self):             return self.asTuple()