diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 1f63265..e0b0af5 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ static const char col_gray3[]       = "#bbbbbb";
 static const char col_gray4[]       = "#eeeeee";
 static const char col_cyan[]        = "#005577";
 /* custom colors */
-static const char col_red[]         = "#fb4934";
+static const char col_purple[]         = "#d3869b";
 static const char col_ggrey[]       = "#121212";
 static const char *colors[][3]      = {
 /* --------------- */
 	/*               fg         bg         border   */
-	[SchemeNorm] = { col_red,   col_ggrey, col_ggrey },
-	[SchemeSel]  = { col_ggrey, col_red,   col_red   },
+	[SchemeNorm] = { col_purple,col_ggrey, col_ggrey },
+	[SchemeSel]  = { col_ggrey, col_purple,col_purple},
 };
 
 /* tagging */