diff --git a/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx b/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
index 7d71444b9..5101df86a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
+++ b/src/plugins/roleColorEverywhere/index.tsx
@@ -192,6 +192,9 @@ export default definePlugin({
             const { messageSaturation } = settings.use(["messageSaturation"]);
             const author = useMessageAuthor(message);
 
+            // Do not apply role color if the send fails, otherwise it becomes indistinguishable if the message is sent
+            if (message.state !== "SENT") return;
+
             if (author.colorString != null && messageSaturation !== 0) {
                 const value = `color-mix(in oklab, ${author.colorString} ${messageSaturation}%, var({DEFAULT}))`;