--- a/mobile/android/app/src/photon/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/mobile/android/app/src/photon/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 <resources>
     <!-- color palette for Photon -->
     <color name="photon_text_main">#272727</color>
     <color name="photon_text_main_private">#FFFFFF</color>
     <color name="photon_text_secondary">#B2B2B2</color>
     <color name="photon_text_secondary_private">#737373</color>
     <color name="photon_text_placeholder">#737373</color>
     <color name="photon_text_placeholder_private">#737373</color>
-    <color name="photon_text_selected_highlight">#E4E4E4</color>
-    <color name="photon_text_selected_highlight_private">#737373</color>
+    <color name="photon_text_selected_highlight">#4D00A2FE</color>
+    <color name="photon_text_selected_highlight_private">#4DAC39FF</color>
 
     <color name="photon_search_suggestion_box">#E4E4E4</color>
 
     <!-- opacity: 20% -->
     <color name="photon_search_suggestion_box_pressed">#33E4E4E4</color>
 
     <color name="photon_search_suggestion_box_private">#2A2A2A</color>