diff --git a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
index 97c38e50e4b90..9b8adfe1fc56b 100644
--- a/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
+++ b/stdlib/REPL/src/REPL.jl
@@ -1231,10 +1231,8 @@ function setup_interface(
                 global pkg_mode
                 if pkg_mode === nothing
                     LineEdit.clear_line(LineEdit.terminal(s))
-                    Base.printstyled(LineEdit.terminal(s), "(", color = :blue)
                     # use 6 .'s here because its the same width as the most likely `@v1.xx` env name
-                    Base.printstyled(LineEdit.terminal(s), "......", color = :light_black)
-                    Base.printstyled(LineEdit.terminal(s), ") pkg> ", color = :blue)
+                    print(LineEdit.terminal(s), styled"{blue:(}{gray:......}{blue:) pkg> }")
                     # spawn Pkg load to avoid blocking typing during loading. Typing will block if only 1 thread
                     t_replswitch = Threads.@spawn begin
                         pkgid = Base.PkgId(Base.UUID("44cfe95a-1eb2-52ea-b672-e2afdf69b78f"), "Pkg")