Magenta apple logo at startup?

I recently noticed the Apple logo is magenta at start up, when it is centered on the screen, before it turns gray and moves up the screen to make room for login details. I cannot replicate the issue on restart but only see it when it starts up first thing in the morning. It literally flashes up for just a second or two then normalizes to gray. Any thoughts/suggestions would be appreciated.

Safe Mode deletes some system caches that may help.
Startup your Mac in Safe Mode
A Safe Mode boot takes longer than a normal boot so be patient.
Once you are in Safe Mode, click Restart from the Apple () drop down menu.
See if the Apple logo is still magenta.

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