diff --git a/themes/compat/theme.css b/themes/compat/theme.css
index d996c4457..cbfe367cc 100644
--- a/themes/compat/theme.css
+++ b/themes/compat/theme.css
@@ -327,11 +327,11 @@ a.button {
 
 .evenUnreadSelected, .evenSelectedUnread, .evenUnreadSelected td,
 	.evenSelectedUnread td {
-        background-color : #fff7d5;
+        background-color : #e0e0ff;
         font-weight : bold;
 		  border-width : 1px 0px 1px 0px;
 		  border-style : solid;
-		  border-color : #e7d796;
+		  border-color : #778899;
 }
 
 .oddUnreadSelected, .oddSelectedUnread, .oddUnreadSelected td,