diff --git a/lib/formatters/basic_formatter.rb b/lib/formatters/basic_formatter.rb
index f4de5b5..028964e 100644
--- a/lib/formatters/basic_formatter.rb
+++ b/lib/formatters/basic_formatter.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 class BasicFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
   ANSI_REVERSED_WARNING = "\e[0;30;43m".freeze
   ANSI_REVERSED_ERROR = "\e[1;30;41m".freeze
+  ANSI_REVERSED_FATAL = "\e[1;30;45m".freeze
   ANSI_GRAY = "\e[90m".freeze
 
   def initialize
@@ -9,24 +10,28 @@ class BasicFormatter < SemanticLogger::Formatters::Color
           color_map: ColorMap.new(
             debug: ANSI_GRAY,
             info: SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::GREEN,
-            warn: SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::YELLOW
+            warn: SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::YELLOW,
+            fatal: SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::MAGENTA
           ))
   end
 
   def message
     return unless log.message
 
+    msg = log.message
     prefix = "#{color}--#{color_map.clear}"
 
     case log.level
     when :info
-      "#{prefix} #{SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::WHITE}#{log.message}#{color_map.clear}"
+      "#{prefix} #{SemanticLogger::AnsiColors::WHITE}#{msg}#{color_map.clear}"
     when :warn
-      "#{prefix} #{ANSI_REVERSED_WARNING}#{log.message}#{color_map.clear}"
-    when :error, :fatal
-      "#{prefix} #{ANSI_REVERSED_ERROR}#{log.message}#{color_map.clear}"
+      "#{prefix} #{ANSI_REVERSED_WARNING}#{msg}#{color_map.clear}"
+    when :error
+      "#{prefix} #{ANSI_REVERSED_ERROR}#{msg}#{color_map.clear}"
+    when :fatal
+      "#{prefix} #{ANSI_REVERSED_FATAL}#{msg}#{color_map.clear}"
     else
-      "#{prefix} #{color}#{log.message}#{color_map.clear}"
+      "#{prefix} #{color}#{msg}#{color_map.clear}"
     end
   end