diff --git a/lua/tokyonight/colors.lua b/lua/tokyonight/colors.lua
index ad1355c..2c04fd4 100644
--- a/lua/tokyonight/colors.lua
+++ b/lua/tokyonight/colors.lua
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function M.setup(opts)
     or config.options.styles.floats == "dark" and colors.bg_dark
     or colors.bg
 
-  colors.bg_visual = util.darken(colors.blue0, 0.7)
+  colors.bg_visual = util.darken(colors.blue0, 0.4)
   colors.bg_search = colors.blue0
   colors.fg_sidebar = colors.fg_dark
   -- colors.fg_float = config.options.styles.floats == "dark" and colors.fg_dark or colors.fg