diff --git a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/util/colorobject.cpp b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/util/colorobject.cpp
index 9f708e98..a3e21ca8 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/util/colorobject.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/traceAnalyzer/presentation/util/colorobject.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ QColor ColorObject::getAlphaColored(unsigned int i)
 {
     const int minAlpha = 50;
     const int alphaLevels = 20 - 255 / minAlpha;
-    
-    int alpha = minAlpha + (int)(((255. - minAlpha) / alphaLevels) * (i % alphaLevels));
+    const int alphaStep = (255. - minAlpha) / alphaLevels;
+
+    int alpha = minAlpha + (int)(alphaStep * (i % alphaLevels));
     i = (i / alphaLevels) % numberOfColors;
     QColor result(r[i], g[i], b[i]);
     result.setAlpha(alpha);