diff --git a/frame/item/appitem.cpp b/frame/item/appitem.cpp
index a38672c58..ae9e0cebc 100644
--- a/frame/item/appitem.cpp
+++ b/frame/item/appitem.cpp
@@ -67,13 +67,27 @@ void AppItem::paintEvent(QPaintEvent *e)
     const QRect itemRect = rect();
 
     // draw background
-    const QRect backgroundRect = itemRect.marginsRemoved(QMargins(3, 3, 3, 3));
+    const QRect backgroundRect = itemRect.marginsRemoved(QMargins(1, 2, 1, 2));
     if (m_itemEntry->active())
-        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, Qt::blue);
+    {
+        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, QColor(70, 100, 200, 120));
+
+        const int activeLineWidth = 3;
+        QRect activeRect = backgroundRect;
+        switch (DockPosition)
+        {
+        case Top:       activeRect.setBottom(activeRect.top() + activeLineWidth);   break;
+        case Bottom:    activeRect.setTop(activeRect.bottom() - activeLineWidth);   break;
+        case Left:      activeRect.setRight(activeRect.left() + activeLineWidth);   break;
+        case Right:     activeRect.setLeft(activeRect.right() - activeLineWidth);   break;
+        }
+
+        painter.fillRect(activeRect, QColor(47, 168, 247));
+    }
     else if (!m_titles.isEmpty())
-        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, Qt::cyan);
-    else
-        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, Qt::gray);
+        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, QColor(255, 255, 255, 50));
+//    else
+//        painter.fillRect(backgroundRect, Qt::gray);
 
     // draw icon
     painter.drawPixmap(itemRect.center() - m_icon.rect().center(), m_icon);
diff --git a/frame/panel/mainpanel.cpp b/frame/panel/mainpanel.cpp
index 67f935747..5933aca83 100644
--- a/frame/panel/mainpanel.cpp
+++ b/frame/panel/mainpanel.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ MainPanel::MainPanel(QWidget *parent)
     setObjectName("MainPanel");
     setStyleSheet("QWidget #MainPanel {"
                   "border:none;"
-                  "background-color:green;"
+                  "background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, .6);"
                   "border-radius:5px 5px 5px 5px;"
                   "}");
 
diff --git a/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp b/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
index 9998c231c..d0a68432d 100644
--- a/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/datetime/datetimeplugin.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ DatetimePlugin::DatetimePlugin(QObject *parent)
 {
     m_timeLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
     m_timeLabel->setStyleSheet("color:white;"
-                               "background-color:black;"
+//                               "background-color:black;"
                                "padding:5px;"
                                "font-size:12px;");