diff --git a/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css b/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
index 15fe11572de4d70467dcf58609c74bd36e907ec8..1fbb3d0ae5a116384b1bd37c38f1ea5014bddca3 100644
--- a/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
+++ b/briar-gtk/data/ui/application.css
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 }
 
 .message-input-focused {
-  border: 2px solid @theme_selected_bg_color;
+  border: 2px solid #1f78d1;
   padding: 5px;
 }
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
 row .username-self {
   font-weight: bold;
   font-size: small;
-  color: @theme_selected_bg_color;
+  color: #1f78d1;
 }
 
 row .username {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ row .username {
 
 row.msg-emote,
 .divider {
-  color: @theme_selected_bg_color;
+  color: #1f78d1;
 }
 
 row .timestamp {
@@ -104,4 +104,3 @@ row .timestamp {
   min-width: 0.7em;
   padding: 2px 5px;
 }
-