diff --git a/mmpose/visualization/local_visualizer_3d.py b/mmpose/visualization/local_visualizer_3d.py
index 444edae738..56f3bbfba1 100644
--- a/mmpose/visualization/local_visualizer_3d.py
+++ b/mmpose/visualization/local_visualizer_3d.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def _draw_3d_instances_kpts(keypoints,
 
                 kpt_color = kpt_color[valid][..., ::-1] / 255.
 
-                ax.scatter(x_3d, y_3d, z_3d, marker='o', color=kpt_color)
+                ax.scatter(x_3d, y_3d, z_3d, marker='o', c=kpt_color)
 
                 if show_kpt_idx:
                     for kpt_idx in range(len(x_3d)):