diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/StylingHelper.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/StylingHelper.java
index c26a86ea4..4d4339a42 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/StylingHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/utils/StylingHelper.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public class StylingHelper {
 		int start = indexOfIgnoreCase(string, needle, 0);
 		while (start != -1) {
 			int end = start + length;
-			editable.setSpan(new BackgroundColorSpan(ContextCompat.getColor(context, dark ? R.color.blue_a100 : R.color.blue_a200)), start, end, SpannableString.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+			editable.setSpan(new BackgroundColorSpan(ContextCompat.getColor(context, dark ? R.color.blue_a100 : R.color.blue_a400)), start, end, SpannableString.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
 			editable.setSpan(new ForegroundColorSpan(ContextCompat.getColor(context, dark ? R.color.black87 : R.color.white)), start, end, SpannableString.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
 			start = indexOfIgnoreCase(string, needle, start + length);
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
index 4332d1907..a61aa0e46 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 	<color name="orange500">#ffff9800</color>
 	<color name="blue_a100">#ff82B1FF</color>
 	<color name="blue_a200">#ff448AFF</color>
+	<color name="blue_a400">#ff2979FF</color>
+	<color name="blue_a700">#ff2962FF</color>
 	<color name="green500">#ff4CAF50</color>
 	<color name="green600">#ff43A047</color>
 	<color name="green700">#ff388E3C</color>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/themes.xml b/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
index c9d20fcd8..78341bcfd 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <style name="ConversationsTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/green600</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/green800</item>
-        <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue_a200</item>
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue_a400</item>
         <item name="popupOverlayStyle">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light</item>
 
         <item name="color_background_primary">@color/grey50</item>
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@
     <style name="ConversationsTheme.Dialog" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/green600</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/green700</item>
-        <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue_a200</item>
+        <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue_a400</item>
         <item name="color_background_primary">@color/grey50</item>
         <item name="divider">@color/black12</item>
         <item name="TextSizeTitle">18sp</item>