diff --git a/abogen/gui.py b/abogen/gui.py
index ea08a79..661f95f 100644
--- a/abogen/gui.py
+++ b/abogen/gui.py
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ class IconProvider(QFileIconProvider):
 
 
 class InputBox(QLabel):
-    LABEL_CSS = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #aaa; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:#f5f9fc; min-height:100px; } QLabel:hover { background:#e5f1fa; border-color:#6ab0de; }"""
-    LABEL_CSS_ACTIVE = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #42ad4a; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:#e6f7e6;min-height:100px; } QLabel:hover { background:#e5f1fa; border-color:#6ab0de; }"""
-    LABEL_CSS_ERROR = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #e74c3c; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:#ffeaea; min-height:100px; color:#c0392b; } QLabel:hover { background:#ffeaea; border-color:#e74c3c; }"""
+    LABEL_CSS = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #aaa; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:rgba(0, 102, 255, 0.05); min-height:100px; } QLabel:hover { background:rgba(0, 102, 255, 0.1); border-color:#6ab0de; }"""
+    LABEL_CSS_ACTIVE = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #42ad4a; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:rgba(66, 173, 73, 0.1);min-height:100px; } QLabel:hover { background:rgba(66, 173, 73, 0.15); border-color:#42ad4a; }"""
+    LABEL_CSS_ERROR = """QLabel { border:2px dashed #e74c3c; border-radius:5px; padding:20px; background:rgba(232, 78, 60, 0.10); min-height:100px; color:#c0392b; } QLabel:hover { background:rgba(232, 78, 60, 0.15); border-color:#e74c3c; }"""
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent)