diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp
index 4c61a916..12e3fe99 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/settings/palette_settings.cpp
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp>
 #include <boost/gil.hpp>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
-#include <re2/re2.h>
 
 namespace scwx
 {
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@ public:
    void InitializeLegacyAlerts();
    void InitializeAlerts();
 
-   static bool ValidateColor(const std::string& value);
-
    PaletteSettings* self_;
 
    std::unordered_map<std::string, SettingsVariable<std::string>> palette_ {};
@@ -132,12 +129,6 @@ public:
    std::vector<SettingsCategory> alertSettings_ {};
 };
 
-bool PaletteSettings::Impl::ValidateColor(const std::string& value)
-{
-   static constexpr LazyRE2 re = {"#[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}"};
-   return RE2::FullMatch(value, *re);
-}
-
 PaletteSettings::PaletteSettings() :
     SettingsCategory("palette"), p(std::make_unique<Impl>(this))
 {
@@ -196,8 +187,8 @@ void PaletteSettings::Impl::InitializeLegacyAlerts()
       inactiveVariable.SetDefault(
          util::color::ToArgbString(alert.second.second));
 
-      activeVariable.SetValidator(&ValidateColor);
-      inactiveVariable.SetValidator(&ValidateColor);
+      activeVariable.SetValidator(&util::color::ValidateArgbString);
+      inactiveVariable.SetValidator(&util::color::ValidateArgbString);
 
       variables_.push_back(&activeVariable);
       variables_.push_back(&inactiveVariable);
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.cpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.cpp
index 6e193dc9..16060bb9 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.cpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <scwx/qt/util/color.hpp>
 
 #include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <re2/re2.h>
 #include <QColor>
 
 namespace scwx
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ boost::gil::rgba32f_pixel_t ToRgba32fPixelT(const std::string& argbString)
                                        rgba8Pixel[3] / 255.0f};
 }
 
+bool ValidateArgbString(const std::string& argbString)
+{
+   static constexpr LazyRE2 re = {"#[0-9A-Fa-f]{8}"};
+   return RE2::FullMatch(argbString, *re);
+}
+
 } // namespace color
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace qt
diff --git a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.hpp b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.hpp
index 73ca07f1..6d90fe56 100644
--- a/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.hpp
+++ b/scwx-qt/source/scwx/qt/util/color.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ boost::gil::rgba8_pixel_t ToRgba8PixelT(const std::string& argbString);
  */
 boost::gil::rgba32f_pixel_t ToRgba32fPixelT(const std::string& argbString);
 
+/**
+ * Validates an ARGB string used by Qt libraries.
+ *
+ * @param argbString
+ *
+ * @return Validity of ARGB string
+ */
+bool ValidateArgbString(const std::string& argbString);
+
 } // namespace color
 } // namespace util
 } // namespace qt