diff --git a/httpie/output/formatters/colors.py b/httpie/output/formatters/colors.py
index 6ee3964b..2ccd5d9a 100644
--- a/httpie/output/formatters/colors.py
+++ b/httpie/output/formatters/colors.py
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ class ColorFormatter(FormatterPlugin):
 
 def get_lexer(mime):
     mime_types, lexer_names = [mime], []
-    type_, subtype = mime.split('/')
+    type_, subtype = mime.split('/', 1)
     if '+' not in subtype:
         lexer_names.append(subtype)
     else:
-        subtype_name, subtype_suffix = subtype.split('+')
+        subtype_name, subtype_suffix = subtype.split('+', 1)
         lexer_names.extend([subtype_name, subtype_suffix])
         mime_types.extend([
             '%s/%s' % (type_, subtype_name),
diff --git a/tests/test_output.py b/tests/test_output.py
index 20ea7b41..6a4ebf41 100644
--- a/tests/test_output.py
+++ b/tests/test_output.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class TestColors:
         'foo/bar+json',
         'foo/json-foo',
         'foo/x-json',
+        'application/vnd.comverge.grid+hal+json',
     ])
     def test_get_lexer(self, mime):
         lexer = get_lexer(mime)