diff --git a/ui/assets/css/main.css b/ui/assets/css/main.css
index 64f086b31..53237793f 100644
--- a/ui/assets/css/main.css
+++ b/ui/assets/css/main.css
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
 }
 
 blockquote {
-  border-left: 3px solid #ccc;
+  border-left: 1px solid var(--secondary);
   margin: 0.5em 5px;
   padding: 0.1em 5px;
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/private-message-form.tsx b/ui/src/components/private-message-form.tsx
index 13b4d2eab..90b3b6e16 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/private-message-form.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/private-message-form.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ export class PrivateMessageForm extends Component<
               {this.state.recipient && (
                 <div class="col-sm-10 form-control-plaintext">
                   <Link
-                    className="text-info"
+                    className="text-body font-weight-bold"
                     to={`/u/${this.state.recipient.name}`}
                   >
                     {this.state.recipient.avatar && showAvatars() && (