diff --git a/ColorSpaces/interactiveColorDetect.cpp b/ColorSpaces/interactiveColorDetect.cpp
index eab9abc8b..5f006e12a 100644
--- a/ColorSpaces/interactiveColorDetect.cpp
+++ b/ColorSpaces/interactiveColorDetect.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Mat img, placeholder;
 // Callback function for any event on he mouse
 void onMouse( int event, int x, int y, int flags, void* userdata )
 {   
-    if( event == EVENT_MOUSEMOVE )
+    if( event == EVENT_MOUSEMOVE and (x<img.rows and y<img.cols))
 	{
 
      	Vec3b bgrPixel(img.at<Vec3b>(y, x));
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ int main( int argc, const char** argv )
         }
     }
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}