diff --git a/src/cheogram/res/values/colors.xml b/src/cheogram/res/values/colors.xml
index 44f33b4536c22b680b503eab47f0c7602fa69524..54eadd7c3e089e029f8c72f4c27ecfa3bc1b4406 100644
--- a/src/cheogram/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/src/cheogram/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 	<color name="splash_screen_background">#7401cf</color>
 	<color name="splash_screen_status_bar">#7401cf</color>
 	<color name="perpy">#7401CF</color>
+	<color name="perpy_desaturated_light">#8534e0</color>
+	<color name="perpy_desaturated">#6c29b8</color>
 	<color name="black_perpy">#1E0036</color>
 	<color name="yeller">#FFC700</color>
 
diff --git a/src/cheogram/res/values/themes.xml b/src/cheogram/res/values/themes.xml
index df28f80ee084ff99cb0f79ca4cab45f12839aaf4..dca75de4b7396d46aadf7464e2da3c99397f7a1d 100644
--- a/src/cheogram/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/src/cheogram/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/black_perpy</item>
         <item name="popupOverlayStyle">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light</item>
 
-        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">?colorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">@color/perpy_desaturated_light</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_sent_bg">?color_background_primary</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_light">#00CCCCCC</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_dark">#FFCCCCCC</item>
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
         <item name="popupOverlayStyle">@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark</item>
         <item name="android:navigationBarColor" tools:targetApi="21">@color/black</item>
 
-        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">?colorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">@color/perpy_desaturated</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_sent_bg">?color_background_primary</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_light">#00424242</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_dark">#FF424242</item>
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/black_perpy</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/yeller</item>
 
-        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">?colorPrimary</item>
+        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">@color/perpy_desaturated</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_sent_bg">?color_background_primary</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_light">#00000000</item>
         <item name="message_bubble_shadow_dark">#FF000000</item>
@@ -359,12 +359,14 @@
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/custom_theme_primary</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/custom_theme_primary_dark</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/custom_theme_accent</item>
+        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">?colorPrimary</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="ConversationsTheme.CustomDark" parent="ConversationsTheme.Dark">
         <item name="colorPrimary">@color/custom_theme_primary</item>
         <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/custom_theme_primary_dark</item>
         <item name="colorAccent">@color/custom_theme_accent</item>
+        <item name="message_bubble_received_bg">?colorPrimary</item>
     </style>
 
     <style name="ConversationsTheme.Medium" parent="ConversationsTheme">