diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
index 6781aaffcd..54e04f51e5 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/infrastructure/ExpressLocals.coffee
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ module.exports = (app, webRouter, privateApiRouter, publicApiRouter)->
 			westResizerCursor          : if isOl then "ew-resize" else null
 			chatResizerSizeOpen        : if isOl then 2 else 12
 			chatResizerSizeClosed      : 0
-			chatMessageBorderSaturation: if isOl then "100%" else "70%"
-			chatMessageBorderLightness : if isOl then "45%" else "70%"
-			chatMessageBgSaturation    : if isOl then "100%" else "60%"
-			chatMessageBgLightness     : if isOl then "45%" else "97%"
+			chatMessageBorderSaturation: if isOl then "85%" else "70%"
+			chatMessageBorderLightness : if isOl then "40%" else "70%"
+			chatMessageBgSaturation    : if isOl then "85%" else "60%"
+			chatMessageBgLightness     : if isOl then "40%" else "97%"
 		next()