diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
index 77a84646..52f81dfd 100755
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/rengwuxian/materialedittext/MaterialEditText.java
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ protected void onDraw(@NonNull Canvas canvas) {
       int floatingLabelStartY = (int) (innerPaddingTop + floatingLabelTextSize + floatingLabelPadding - distance * (floatingLabelAlwaysShown ? 1 : floatingLabelFraction) + getScrollY());
 
       // calculate the alpha
-      int alpha = ((int) ((floatingLabelAlwaysShown ? 1 : floatingLabelFraction) * 0xff * (0.74f * focusFraction * (isEnabled() ? 1 : 0) + 0.26f) * (floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? 1 : Color.alpha(floatingLabelTextColor) / 256f)));
+      int alpha = ((int) ((floatingLabelAlwaysShown ? 1 : floatingLabelFraction) * (0.74f * floatingLabelFraction * (isEnabled() ? 1 : 0) + 0.26f) * (floatingLabelTextColor != -1 ? 0xff : Color.alpha(floatingLabelTextColor))));
       textPaint.setAlpha(alpha);
 
       // draw the floating label