diff --git a/static/css/_global.scss b/static/css/_global.scss
index 6f9719b6..d3e58bfe 100644
--- a/static/css/_global.scss
+++ b/static/css/_global.scss
@@ -4,13 +4,24 @@ html, body {
  	background: $background;
  	color: $black;
  	font-family: $route159;
+        ::selection {
+		background: $lightpurple;
+        }
+	::-moz-selection {
+		background: $lightpurple;
+	}
 }
 
 a, a:visited {
  	color: $purple;
  	text-decoration: none;
 }
-
+a::selection { 
+	color: $white;
+}
+a::-moz-selection {
+	color: $white;
+}
 small {
  	margin-left: 1em;
  	color: transparentize($black, 0.6);
diff --git a/static/css/_variables.scss b/static/css/_variables.scss
index b3349fe0..84fb5407 100644
--- a/static/css/_variables.scss
+++ b/static/css/_variables.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // Colors
-
 $background: #F4F4F4;
 $form-input-background: #FFFFFF;
 $gray: #E3E3E3;
@@ -7,6 +6,7 @@ $lightgray: #ECECEC;
 $black: #242424;
 $white: #F4F4F4;
 $purple: #7765E3;
+$lightpurple: #c2bbee;
 $red: #E92F2F;
 
 // Fonts